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implementation of Part 10 (Advocacy) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. We started this work on the 1st April 2016 and our key aims are: To support the commissioning of independent professional ... sustainable models for advocacy service delivery, placing it at the heart of health and social care work within Local Authorities and Local Health Boards across Wales. Strengthen the ability of statutory
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Trading Standards: Working to Combat Scams The Ongoing Work of the Glamorgan Group The Glamorgan Group • Bridgend, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan (Shared Regulatory Services) • Merthyr Tydfil • Neath Port ... any new or live scams targeting local residents, so that they can cascade this information in the work place or via their community groups. Support and Advice Call Blockers Judith Parry Rhondda Cynon
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Are you looking after someone? If you are, you’re not alone. Around 3 in 5 of us will be carers at some point in our lives. Across Wales hundreds of thousands of people are providing help or support ... estimated that 96% of all care provided in our communities is provided by unpaid carers , with the work they do saving our NHS and other statutory services more than £8 billion a year . Out
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Caring can be rewarding but it can also be tiring and stressful, and if you give up work to be a carer it can also have an effect on your finances. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a carer, Carer’s ... live with the person you care for to claim Carer's Allowance. It's extra money each week for you to use as you want or need to. You'll also get National Insurance credits each week towards your State Pension
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binding, which means that those caring for you must follow your instructions. However, it will only be used if you lose the capacity to make or communicate decisions about your treatment. An advance statement ... about your care who you would like to visit you. You can record your advance statement in any way it works for you. However it is a important to give a copy of your advance statement to all those involved
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many other positive outcomes. Befriending projects could not function without people like you. The work that you'll do in this role can really make a difference. What will you be doing? You'll call the ... the personal situations and circumstances change, so if that happens, we would just ask that you let us know so that we can make alternative arrangements so the older person can continue to receive calls
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– Jill Salter and D’Yon Dowell Page 16 Older workers and the menopause at work – Shavanah Taj Page 18 Why supporting working carers matters – Claire Morgan Page 22 Supporting older people into employment ... Hagendyk Page 29 References Introduction Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, Age Cymru 2 More people are working for longer than ever before. For some this is through choice while, for others, a combination of
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– Jill Salter and D’Yon Dowell Page 16 Older workers and the menopause at work – Shavanah Taj Page 18 Why supporting working carers matters – Claire Morgan Page 22 Supporting older people into employment ... Hagendyk Page 29 References Introduction Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, Age Cymru 2 More people are working for longer than ever before. For some this is through choice while, for others, a combination of
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helping more people love later life. ID000000 03/17 Creating a ‘Career MOT at 50’ Helping people keep working and save for later life An Age UK discussion paper, October 2017 2 Why the ‘Career MOT ... 2030s and beyond. This makes working longer essential, and there is a clear need to help people plan their future careers as they approach the latter part of their working life. Many people are likely
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people bring as employees and contributors to wider society and to the economy. More people are working for longer than ever before. For some this is through choice while, for others, a combination of ... that continuing to work is a financial imperative. The increase in employment rates among older workers over the past few years is welcome but does not tell the full story of working life for the over 50s
