older people as co-investigators Researching Age-Friendly Communities ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guide to working with older people as co-researchers has been produced in partnership with the Manchester Institute ... of the most excluded older people in central and south Manchester. Moreover, the findings of this work will play a direct role in the development of the city’s plans for the neighbourhoods in which the
quality health and care 44 6 Safe at home 56 7 Active communities 66 Notes 76 2 3 Our partners Age UK works with partners in the UK and across the world. Our network includes the three national charities Age ... recognised as valued members of society. There is also an important global context, as Age UK is working with its partner, Age International, to press for a UN convention on the human rights of older people
fundraising door-to-door activity. Due to the nature of our charitable work and objectives, in particular our safeguarding policies and work around protecting older people in their homes, we do not send our ... keep our fundraising practices under review and we will work with others with the aim of improving practice across the charity sector. We will only work with professional fundraising organisations that meet
derivation of the ‘lump of labour fallacy’, which refutes the idea that there is only a fixed amount of work in the economy to be shared out. This briefing examines the evidence on this topic, demonstrates that ... that the ‘job blocking’ notion is incorrect and therefore that policy efforts to extend working lives will have no adverse effect at the other end of the age spectrum. The purpose of this paper is to
Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) code of conduct April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... through to the case management systems necessary for monitoring and reporting. We are concerned that the work that is required for small organisations to be WASPI compliant using existing ISP templates is considerable
a regional advocacy volunteer network, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connects and Age Cymru partners. Main Responsibilities: 1. Work with the Project Officers to identify and ... referrals for the HOPE project and match the right volunteer to the person needing the service and work closely with other members of the project team to ensure a high quality, timely and responsive service
Page 1 of 3 Job Description Job Title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid (Home/Flint) but working across Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire. Contractual Status of Role: Part time, 28 hours per ... 2025 Salary: £26,101 (FTE) Job Title of Line Manager: Regional Advocacy Manager Job Purpose: Working with the rest of the regional team, to meet the HOPE project objectives by co-producing and implementing
Page 1 of 3 Job Description Job Title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid (working from home) with travel across Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire and occasionally, nationally. Contractual Status of ... 2025 Salary: £27,667 (FTE) Job Title of Line Manager: Regional Advocacy Manager Job Purpose: Working with the rest of the regional team, to meet the HOPE project objectives by co-producing and implementing
Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked in partnership to understand the current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 ... with examples given of less pressure on their time, less pressure due to not having to commute to work, and less pressure due to a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. Others felt less pressure in terms
public services. Publication date October 2011. Target audience Public Authorities and professionals working with older people. Description This document: • p rovides an overview of the requirements of the ... in relation to older people • p resents case studies and good practice examples of public bodies working to improve services to older people. Contact Copies of this document can be obtained from policy@ageuk