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AgeUKIG56 Thinking about your mental health. Your mind matters. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel ... July 2024 3 Contents What this guide is about Rethinking mental health 6 How you might be feeling Spotting signs and symptoms 8 Feeling low 10 Feeling worried 11 Feeling unmotivated 11 Feeling lonely
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to respond to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the draft national framework for Continuing Health Care and decision support tool. Question 1 In addition to revising the Framework we are placing ... developed to support implementation? When carers are caring for an individual in receipt of Continuing Health Care funding, there can be a lack of clarity as to which public body is responsible for supporting
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have a Carer’s Assessment. Her friend is now getting Attendance Allowance. Ms Q feels very positive about the future and she’s also aware of all the support that’s available out there to carers, should she ... empowered to deal with the complaint letter herself to the builder based upon the information provided about her rights. Ms G had received a poor standard of care from a local hospital, that had left her with
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they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right ... right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocate) ASC Advocacy Support Cymru 029 2054 0444 info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are
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they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right ... right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health Advocate) ASC Advocacy Support Cymru 029 2054 0444 info@ascymru.org.uk Do they lack capacity and have no appropriate family / friends to consult? If not, are
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have no one to turn to, but we also know loneliness can have a big impact on our mental and physical health. Over recent years there has been growing public attention to loneliness in our communities and this ... can be as harmful to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and is more damaging than obesity. It is associated with depression, sleep problems, impaired cognitive health, heightened vascular resistance
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that represent older people. It is important that Welsh Government and others hear from older people about their experiences of the lockdown and the impact that this has made on them. This survey will take ... lockdown 2 B. Your experiences during lockdown B1. How have you been accessing information and updates about the latest lockdown? (Select any that apply) TV news National newspaper Radio Local
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older people to take part in falls prevention interventions and services. The impact of falls • About a third of all people aged over 65 fall each year, with higher rates among those over 75. • Falls ... which time they may have suffered serious consequences. Q Many older people are resistant to advice about preventing falls. Why is this? A Advice may be disregarded for a number of reasons. • Some consider
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negative impacts on physical and mental health. There is strong evidence that loneliness can increase the pressure on a wide range of local authority and health services. Equally, there are practical actions ... and Wales 6837284. Registeredoffice as above. ©Age Cymru 2017 Older people in Wales have told us about the ways they would seek to ease loneliness in local communities. • 70 per cent said lunch clubs and
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Briefing The Winter Fuel Payment April 2015 This briefing note provides information about the winter fuel payment (WFP) and also explains Age UK’s views. Who receives it and how much is it worth ... inflation. So unless this changes the cost of the WFP will gradually reduce. What is the evidence about how WFP helps older people and why it is needed? The WFP provides very valuable extra help in winter
