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public health measures, and on local service changes – will need explicit support from the next government. 3. The first argument we make in this Forward View is that the future health of millions of children ... sickness-related unemployment. And we will advocate for stronger public health-related powers for local government and elected mayors. 5. Second, when people do need health services, patients will gain far greater
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under Unfair Terms or Unfair Trading regulations. The CMA may want to consider whether provider bodies should be more transparent about what happens if someone runs out of money – and whether sufficient ... gap in protection which should be filled. In the meantime, this places a greater onus on consumer bodies to ensure that people who are not within the ambit of the HRA are adequately protected. The extent
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there. Geoffrey Filkin has worked on public service improvement as a senior manager, policy maker, government minister and member of the Lords. He proposed and chaired a House of Lords Select Committee whose ... worth it? 11 resources have to make tough choices about how to allocate them. This not only affects government ministers, NHS and local authority commissioners, and public sector and other providers, but also
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65+ (80% of 55+) use the internet to find holiday information. Regarding searching for local government services online, however, only 59% of 65+ (66% of 55+) do so, and only 54% of 65+ (72% of 55+) ... warranted. Accessing public services There is a lot of detailed evidence of the advantages for government, local and national, in putting service information and transactions online, but no firm research
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public bodies to consider all individuals when carrying out their day to day work – in shaping policy, in delivering services and in relation to their own employees. It requires public bodies to have ... strength and balance exercise classes for women. The classes are held in Urdu. As part of the government’s aim of reducing bureaucracy, it has announced a review of the Equality Duty(2) to see if it is
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lives and what they could do to help them. And we have stimulated new debate about the role that government, business and community groups can play. Jo said that she wanted to “turbo-charge” our response ... report shares the ideas the Commission has worked on over the past year, and it challenges national government to step forward and lead a renewed push to tackle loneliness. But we know that loneliness will
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for Attendance Allowance. Tel: 0800 731 0122 Textphone: 0800 731 0317 Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) Body overseeing the inspection and regulation of care and social services in Wales. Tel: 0300 7900 126 ... sent to you by post, or to make a claim. Tel: 0800 917 2222 Textphone: 0800 917 7777 www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-forwork-pensions Disability and Carers Service (Northern Ireland) Administers
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This is equivalent to 12% of all households in Wales.1 To tackle fuel poverty effectively, Welsh Government must provide updated estimates on fuel poverty and updated data on housing stock quality for Wales ... their property. The first two factors are controlled by the UK Government, whilst the third is within the powers of the Welsh Government, however all three must be addressed in order to tackle fuel poverty
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meet all of the conditions on the qualifying date. 12.4 I have a smart meter – can I switch? The government aims to offer smart meters to all UK households by 2025. You can switch energy supplier if you ... emergencies 0800 111 999 (gas or carbon monoxide leak) or 105 (electricity emergency or power cut) Industry body for gas and electricity transmission and distribution network operators. Call to find out who your
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Age UK Advice on 0800 169 65 65. Alternatively, you can contact Foundations (page 40), the national body for handyperson services in England. In Wales, contact Age Cymru Advice to find out if there’s a handyperson ... Fuel Payment towards a new boiler. In Wales, you might also be able to apply to: • Nest – a Welsh government scheme to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty by making homes more fuel-efficient.
