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holder will be required to provide a car for business use and some occasional travel across Wales may be required. There may be occasional requirements to work evenings and weekends - these will be planned
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on commissioners’ ability to plan for and meet the needs of those that need services. Despite the will of staff and leaders to provide good quality care and support as envisaged through the Social Services ... family members or friends4, with estimates from Carers UK suggesting that a further 3.5 million carers will be needed by 2037 based on current demographic projections5. Informal care provided by friends and
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Published: November 2023 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Practical considerations Making a will 6 Thinking about powers of attorney 7 Managing your documents and accounts 10 Financial help 13 Planning ... Making plans now doesn’t mean you can’t change them in the future – for example, you can update your will to reflect changes in your life whenever you’d like to. 5 Good to know. There may be some things in
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authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. You might also see the relevant ... due to the specific means testing rules, which mean that some people will entirely self fund their care, even though the authority will have initial involvement in terms of assessing their care needs (and
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Urgent and out-of-hours treatment 11 7.1 Charging for urgent or out-of-hours treatment 11 7.2 What you will receive as part of urgent or out-of-hours treatment 12 7 ... check-ups can be longer or shorter depending on how healthy your teeth and gums are. Your dentist will discuss this with you and decide on the length of time needed until your next check-up”1. 3.3 Dental
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BBC Reith Lectures in 2001 on ‘The End of Age’. People often say that how long and healthily they will live is all determined by their genes. This leads to the fatalistic attitude that the body is programmed ... brighter side of life. 7 Understanding exactly what lifestyle and other choices make a difference will need a lot of further research. In the Newcastle 85+ Study, we are examining the health of very old
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2 Summary of public policy proposals There should be transitional protection for those who will receive lower pensions under the new State Pension system and have not had time to change their plans ... around half of women were entitled to a full basic pension at State Pension age, whereas by 2018 this will have increased to around 90%. Recent increases to the State Pension have demonstrated the value of
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population is also more diverse than ever before and will become more so. For example, research published in 2010 estimated that by 2051 there will be 7.4 million black and minority ethnic people over ... apply. Delivering the Equality Duty • October 2011 9 The general duty The public-sector equality duty will require all public bodies and those performing public functions to: • eliminate unlawful discrimination
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Executive, March 2022 Welcome to this latest edition of Age Matters. We hope that this newsletter will give you a taste of some of the work we’ve been doing in communities across Wales over the last few ... raise awareness of human rights and its importance for older people. The project, which will run until June 2022, will engage with older people across Wales to embed the message that they are citizens and
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Note: See section 15 below if the NHS is not funding your hospital treatment. For example, there will be different hospital discharge issues to be considered if you are paying for private hospital treatment ... recover following discharge from hospital (where relevant, these are referred to within the text, so you will be able to determine whether they are likely to be applicable in your situation): Factsheet
