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time A call to action Over the past year we have been proud to chair the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, which Jo set up before her death in summer 2016, to shine a powerful spotlight on the millions of ... our communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - of finding herself a fish out of water at university and experiencing deep loneliness, and later of seeing the devastating effects
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may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: ... company number 6825798). The registered address is 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. 2 The Local Transport Discussion initiated by Conservative Policy Forum is part of the „Ideas Challenge‟ set out
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A guide to money matters that may affect elderly people. Find information and advice on claiming benefits, income tax, money management, pensions and legal advice. Finance can be complicated, let Age Cymru
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in older age Covering the length and breadth of Wales Began in 2007 Over 3,500 events Over 75,000 people £250,000 issued to local community groups to take part 490 grants issued to local community groups ... 96% of participants would like to attend more Gwanwyn events 92% of participants who engaged in artistic expression reported benefit 89% reported benefit to their well-being as a result of attending a Gwanwyn
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Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine – background information There was originally a universal 2 dose primary course of the vaccine offered from December 2020 to the whole population (aged ... (aged over 5). This was ended by the Welsh Government on 30 June 2023. Booster vaccine campaigns for those most at risk have continued periodically since then. Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine –
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Setting the mandate to NHS England for 2016 to 2017 Ref: 3515 Date: November 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or ... or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Tom Gentry Email: tom.gentry@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House
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Purpose: To meet the project objectives by recruiting, inducting, training and supporting suitable volunteers as part of the Listen and Connect Service. Main Responsibilities: 1. Implement the volunteer ... volunteer applications in a timely and professional way, taking the prospective volunteers through the recruitment process. 3. Provide support to volunteers through their initial induction and training and
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down by the pandemic and cost of living crisis, many are yearning for a more positive future for themselves, their families and generations to come – and are eager to help bring it about. According to the ... or over with the overall population estimated to be around 3 million.1 This equates to 42% of the overall population. The number of people aged 65 years and over is approximately 662,000. The number of people
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• If the Government is serious about extending working lives, it must make sure that everyone who wants to and is capable of working can do so, regardless of age. This includes ensuring that the Work Programme ... participants. • The Work Programme has been less effective at helping the over 55s than younger age groups. • However, the Work Programme is a labour market tool which can be used to correct inequalities
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........................................................................... 6 Step 5: Calculating the Wellbeing in Later Life Index .................................................................... ... Wellbeing in Later Life “WILL”. They can be broadly termed as (1) Conceptual model; (2) Data preparation; (3) Modelling wellbeing; (4) Choice of domains; and (5) Calculating the WILL Index. Each of these steps
