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of Volunteer Co-ordinator for Swansea, Neath Port Talbot. Active recruitment has taken place to complete the HOPE project team and we’re now delighted to report that with effect from 11 January 2021 the ... the final two roles have been filled and we welcome Briony and Janet. Our HOPE team is now complete and consists of fifteen members. A word from our team Rachael Wellings and Sian Hughes are our Project
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Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance 10 2.2 Emergency legislation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) which may affect the Social Services and Well-being ... from your local authority towards care home costs 19 4.1 Assessment of needs and eligibility for services 19 4.2 Paying for care home placements to meet your eligible care needs – overview
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proposals affecting community transport services. Every year, over 23 million community transport journeysi take place. People in the UK rely on community transport services to access healthcareii, educationiii ... Professional Competence (Driver CPC licence). This would require them to spend £78 (for people who completed their driving test before 1997) to go through their initial training plus an estimated £350375 to
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303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 61w July 2023 Help with NHS health costs in Wales and services which are free for older people Factsheet 61w July 2023 ... in all parts of the UK 4 3 Free NHS services for people who have reached a particular age 5 3.1 Free NHS services once you reach the age of 60 5 3.2 Free annual flu
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Devolution Many of the key areas that we know impact older people in Wales such as health and social care services, transport and housing are devolved to Wales. Our priorities for the upcoming 2024 General Election ... Health Justice and Policing Housing Trade Policy Social Services The Constitution Transport Welsh Language Who are we? We’re Age Cymru, the national charity for older people in Wales. We are proud to be
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Performance Mark Age Cymru has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) for the work it delivers through projects such as HOPE and ... performance mark for organisations like Age Cymru offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their
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Delivering the Equality Duty Age matters in public services Expert series c Document purpose To assist public bodies providing services to older people to implement the requirements of the Equality Act ... Act 2010. Title Delivering the Equality Duty: Age matters in public services. Publication date October 2011. Target audience Public Authorities and professionals working with older people. Description This
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2020 Creating an age friendly Wales Advocacy Counts 7 A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people Contents 2. 1. Executive Summary Advocacy Counts 7 provides ... older people. It appears that the overall number of advocates, people supported, and the number of services funded to deliver advocacy across Wales have all increased since the last survey was reported in
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charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Age UK provides a wide range of services and its information and advice reached nearly 6 million people last year. The Age UK network comprises ... some point in our lives.1 It’s a profoundly personal and painful experience and people can feel completely hopeless. Luckily for many, life moves on and these feelings pass. But for some of us loneliness
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November 2022 3 of 74 6.1 Local authority social services departments are the main responsible body, but the NHS, police and regulatory ... enquire’ in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 36 7 What should happen when a safeguarding / adult protection issue is reported to the local authority social services department? 37 7.1
