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supported by the National Institute for Health Research School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR). WH was supported by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for the South ... those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, Age UK or the Department of Health. The team hold a licence to analyse CPRD data and this work was carried out under approved protocol
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prominence to mental health, highlight the importance of access to transparent and comparable data and reflect the new fundamental standards which will come in to force for all health and care providers ... Question 1: Mental Health We would like to rephrase principle one of the NHS to read: ‘The service is designed to improve and prevent, diagnose and treat both physical and mental health problems with
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public services ombudsman sector, and, in particular, merge the current Parliamentary Ombudsman, Health Ombudsman, Local Government Ombudsman and potentially the Housing Ombudsman into a single Public ... Key points and recommendations Age UK welcomes the proposal to merge the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Health Ombudsman and Local Government Ombudsman. On balance, we support the inclusion of the Housing Ombudsman
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be effective in preventing falls. Clinical Commissioning Groups, Public Health professionals, commissioners of care services, health and care service providers, local Age UKs and other voluntary sector providers ... exercise • Outlines the benefits of evidence-based falls prevention exercise for older people and health and care services • Presents a range of services delivering to the evidence Amy Charters, Age UK
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attention. 1. What are the common problems faced by people living with dementia and more than one other health condition? What is your organisation doing to help people overcome these problems? The Alzheimer’s ... the ability to see foods on their plate. These problems can have a compounding effect on person’s health and on some of the symptoms of their dementia, which can result in weight loss and worsen confusion
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[Insert footer here] 1 of 9 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Stakeholder comments proforma – engagement exercise for quality standard on mental wellbeing and independence for older people ... effective pulmonary rehabilitation can drive significant improvements in the quality of life and health status of people with COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended within NICE guidance. Rehabilitation
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registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a quality standard on mental wellbeing (including ... approaches; Removing the reference to “premature ageing” which can reinforce stigma around ageing and health; Acknowledging the impact of frailty on older people’s mental wellbeing and ability to remain
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registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a Quality Standard on the assessment, prioritisation ... statement, multimorbidity is defined as a state where a person is living with two or more long-term health conditions, at least one of which is physical. This Quality Standard is due to be published in June
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Since the original publication of this guide, COVID-19 has become a major health emergency, including for this winter. The situation with COVID-19 may be subject to frequent changes ... already eligible in previous years - e.g. those aged 65 and over and those with certain long term health conditions - will be vaccinated first (this will include those who were told by the NHS that they
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We believe loneliness and isolation should be addressed as priority public health issues to improve the health and wellbeing of Wales. 75,000 older people in Wales have reported ‘always or often’ feeling ... of the negative impacts on physical and mental health. These negative impacts can lead to increased pressure on a wide range of local authority and health services. Yet there are practical actions that
