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Advocacy Newsletter Issue No 13 March 2020 Thank you and goodbye from GTAP Since April 2016 the Golden Thread Advocacy Programme (GTAP), funded by Welsh Government, has been working with a wide range of stakeholders across Wales to support the commissioning of independent professional advocacy under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, to build the capacity of the advocacy
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016)
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1 Ban on Age Discrimination in Services After many years of campaigning by Age UK, its predecessor organisations and many of our partners, a ban on age discrimination in services (including the provision of goods and facilities), comes into force on 1 October 2012. From this date it will be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered by
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Older Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual people and Older Transgender people Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT) older people Background Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* individuals, both throughout life and in older age, are often grouped together (LGBT) but actually form a diverse and heterogeneous group with varied and
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Consultation Response A Healthier Wales: A Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales September 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 healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality
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1 Consultation Response Strategic Equality Objectives 2020 – 2024 Welsh Government November 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 healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to
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Cylchlythyr Eiriolaeth Rhifyn Rhif 12 Rhagfyr 2019 Y Cyfryngau ac Adnoddau Mae Comisiynydd Pobl Hŷn Cymru ac Age Cymru wedi cynhyrchu DVD ynglŷn ag Ymwybyddiaeth o Eiriolaeth. Mae ganddynt hefyd Hwb Adnoddau Eiriolaeth newydd i'w ddefnyddio ar gyfer rhagor o wybodaeth. Mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi cynhyrchu dolen Adnodd Gofal Dementia ar gyfer Gweithwyr Gofal Proffesiynol Mae
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Cylchlythyr Eiriolaeth a Diogelu yng Nghymru Rhifyn Rhif 1 Mai 2020 Y diweddaraf am y gwasanaeth 'sgwrs sut hwyl' Mae Age Cymru wedi gwneud dros 6,070 o alwadau tawelu meddwl i bobl hŷn yng Nghymru ers lansio'r fenter Sgwrs Sut Hwyl ar ddydd Llun 23 Mawrth, mewn ymateb i gyngor y llywodraeth ar ynysu ac ymbellhau cymdeithasol. Mae ein gwasanaeth yn galluogi'r rhai hynny dros 70 oed, sy'n byw
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1 Summary of findings from Age UK’s survey of disabled older people who receive Attendance Allowance September 2016 Introduction The Government is asking for views on transferring support currently provided to disabled older people through Attendance Allowance (AA) to councils in England, as part of a consultation on business rates. Currently 1.23 million people age 65+ in England receive
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1 1. Key points and recommendations Zero Hour Contracts (ZHCs) form a very small part of the UK labour market, but have come to increasing public prominence in recent years. Debate on ZHCs is often polarised. However, a review of the evidence presents a more nuanced picture. Whilst some workers and employers appreciate the flexibility of ZHCs, others point to their negative effect on
