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people at higher risk The next COVID-19 booster vaccine programme will be rolled out between 1 April and 30 June 2024. The following people will be eligible to receive it: residents in a care home for older ... are 100% effective in all situations, however , the vaccine should make it far less likely that you will be severely ill or need hospitalisation. When you receive the vaccine, you may experience some
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funeral Arranging the funeral 17 Help with funeral costs 21 Dealing with the estate Sorting out the will 24 Inheritance Tax 28 Tax changes 29 Financial help after bereavement Things that could help with ... has been issued, and when you’re ready to do so, you can call a funeral director of your choice who will move the body. If the death was natural and a medical certificate has been issued, it may be possible
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consulting on proposals to change legislation to allow cheques to be processed differently. The changes will require investment in systems which should allow cheques to be processed more quickly, facilitate ... the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed in April 2010 as the new force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years
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with older people, carers, volunteers and organisations across Wales. This exciting new project will be supporting people to engage, participate, gain information, have their voices heard, understand ... involved, share experiences, raise awareness of advocacy, and develop skills and knowledge. HOPE will deliver advocacy support at a community level through a range of advocacy models by recruiting and
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world turning upside down, seemingly overnight, many older people and their families became anxious. Will I be able to go out and buy food? Can I take my dog for a walk? Should I let the engineer in to repair ... delighted to launch our new volunteer led service, Friend in Need, supported by Welsh Government, where we will link older people with a volunteer for a weekly friendship call. The response by communities across
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looks specifically at regulation of NHS trusts from April 2017. A further consultation in the spring will focus on adult social care and primary medical services. Key points and recommendations We welcome ... should not change unless there is immediate action to mitigate these risks. Large organisations will often take different types of decision at different levels so it may be difficult to identify a single
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strategic approach to improving the availability of advocacy services to adults across Wales, and will guide and support local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Act. I would like to take this ... circumstances. Arrangements for the provision of independent professional advocacy must be made when other forms of advocacy are unavailable to people, and there is no appropriate individual to support them. The
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How to set up an LPA 11 4.4.1 Do I have to use a solicitor? 11 4.4.2 LPA application forms 11 4.4.3 Signing the LPA form in the correct order 12 4.5 Registration of the LPA 13 4.6 Help with LPA fees 14 4 ... mental capacity to make a decision or whether they must make the decision for you. ⚫ when making a will or setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney, your solicitor must assess whether you have mental capacity
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assessment, taking into account social impact, needs to be undertaken. o Building capacity in communities will require initial and sustained investment in existing and new voluntary and community organisations ... rural issues to be directly heard by central Government. There needs to be reassurance that Defra will be in a position to hold other government departments and local authorities to account to make sure
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to them being more willing to engage with cold callers. Fraudsters prey on this by ‘grooming’ victims. 2. We are concerned that the proposed scope of cold call types to be banned will leave room for fraudsters ... providers to get victims to engage with them. 4. The Government should extend the cold call ban to all forms of electronic communication, to address the risk of an increase in ‘cold texts’ in particular. 5.
