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Reablement services should be offered on discharge from hospital where appropriate and NHS staff must work with local authorities to ensure older people are discharged in a timely, safe and appropriate manner ... simplify their appointments booking systems where possible. Community Services Local Health Boards must work with Local Authorities and the Third Sector to develop fully costed plans that identify the investment
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experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales2 About this research During April and May 2023 Age Cymru worked in partnership with the four national older people’s organisations to understand what really matters ... needed. “I find it so stressful to contact the GP, so don’t bother anymore. The surgery app never works and can’t get through on the phone.” Many older people told us how ageism is affecting how they are
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No one should have no one Working to end loneliness amongst older people No one should have no one 03 What is Age UK doing to address loneliness? 05 What have we learnt? 10 What can you do to prevent ... and 12,000 people approached Age UK to find out more about volunteering opportunities. Age UK is working hard with many other organisations to encourage us all to come together to help reduce loneliness
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Social Prescribing Framework Welsh Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... provide a range of health promotion programmes to help older people’s physical and mental wellbeing. Our work involves both providing social prescribing services, as well as being a referring agent to social
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technology 25 Caring from a distance 26 Protecting yourself 28 Looking after yourself Caring and work 31 Caring and your health 32 Making time for yourself 33 Taking a break from caring 35 When caring ... at both the practical and emotional sides of caring. It covers things like benefits and flexible working hours, as well as how your caring role could affect your wellbeing and social life. It also points
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onsite Volunteer trainer signature Date and time completed About the organisation • What kind of work is done and why • Team structure and management • Importance of volunteers The volunteer role
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Age UK work with our national partners Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI to influence administrations across the UK where issues are devolved. Age UK also supports programme and policy work in lower- ... that different forms of abuse often occur simultaneously - also present a challenge to agencies to work in partnership to tackle abuse holistically. Social protection There are 1.7 million older people
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Manual (Edition 3) Welsh Government August 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead ... older people have opportunities to participate in their local community through social activities, learning and volunteering. Efforts must be made to reduce some of the barriers that can lead to isolation
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‘amendments and updates to putting things right’ guidance to assist with embedding procedures in everyday working practice. Is the flowchart at Annex A, a useful tool for determining whether the Duty has been ... or further explanation (in particular if response is no). Whilst annual reporting ensures that learning can be taken from reported incidents going forward, it is also important that Duty of Candour procedures
