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called for a number of revisions to provide for harmonisation of approach across the various schemes. Key points and recommendations Age UK welcomes the proposal to merge the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Health ... Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). It will be important to retain existing expertise and this should be a key objective of the merger. 5. Should each sector within the organisation be led by a senior Ombudsman
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First national VOICES survey of bereaved people: key findings report, Department of Health, 2012 8 First national VOICES survey of bereaved people: key findings report, Department of Health, 2012 9 National
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“Yes” because she really put life back into me. I thought I was being pushed into a dungeon and the keys thrown away, but she was excellent. Without her support I don’t think I could have done what I do ... short series of telephone discussion groups. During the sessions, participants receive signposting to key sources of information and support. Contact with peers encourages participants to consider their own
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annual holistic health check-ups of older people as standard. Preventative health care services play a key role in promoting the health and wellbeing of older people. Access to services such as optometry, audiology ... regularly smoke, with 13% of 45–64-year-olds self-reporting as a regular smoker. Smoking remains a key cause of ill-health, especially later in life.5 The proportion of adults who reported doing at least
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AgeUKIL8 What to expect and key responsibilities. How to be an executor. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for ... about 4. Deciding to be an executor. What is an executor? 5. Can I change my mind? 6. An executor’s key duties Registering the death 8. Getting copies of the will 9. Arranging the funeral 10. Taking responsibility
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aggregate total wealth in Great Britain with net property wealth a very close second.6 [Figure 1] A key statistical source for wealth and assets studies in the UK is the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) ... the UK: Distribution, Accumulation, and Policy, Oxford University Press : 256pp This book examines key issues connected with the distribution of personal wealth in the UK and why wealth is now such an important
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active and independent life. The national bus concession means people in later life are able to reach key services, friends and family without making difficult financial choices. The concession allows older ... produced a report10 detailing the link between transport and social exclusion. It showed how access to key services, including work, learning and healthcare, had a direct impact on life chances at all ages
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Age Scotland. Please note this submission relates to our experience in England only. 1. Summary of key points 1.1. Age UK supports the proposal that larger employers should publish gender pay gap information ... Age is likely to see further falls in female inactivity but women are also more exposed to certain key factors pulling them out of the labour market, such as caring for family members and relatives.”viii
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broadly supportive of the proposed measures. Below we set out our key points, and respond to selected questions from the consultation paper. Key points 1. Loneliness is a big problem for many older people ... should be required to be made through an active company. Q2.1 Does the definition in 2.1 capture the key areas of consumer detriment caused by pension scam activity? This is a broadly accurate definition
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number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 Key points and recommendations Putting social care on a sustainable footing: the Government should publish ... with older people, we perceive the context for this Budget as one of funding squeezes affecting the key public services on which older people rely – in particular, health and social care, local transport
