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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 ... this date it will be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered by an exception from the ban, constitutes positive action designed to address disadvantage
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1 Helping 50+ jobseekers back to work: lessons for the Work and Health Programme 2 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................... ... recommendations ............................................................................ 6 3. Why do 50+ participants get worse outcomes? ........................................................ 8 Referrals
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1 Option 2 Advocacy Services in Rhondda Cynon Taf In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services ... act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment order or in hospital informally receiving treatment for their mental health? If so, they have a legal right to an IMHA (Independent Mental Health
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parties 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. ... christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited
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Age Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Spring 2023 Age Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Creating an age friendly Wales facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru www.agecymru ... agecymru.org.uk Welcome to our Spring Edition of Age Matters. As I’m writing this, hints of Spring are starting to show themselves with blossom on trees and bulbs starting to flower, though snow does remain
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Creating an age friendly Wales Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and views on the year ahead June 2022 Contents Page About this research 3 Current experiences ... experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic 1. Positive experiences 5 2. Access to healthcare 8 3. Access to social care 15 4. Current challenges 17 5. Unpaid carers 24 6. Veterans 26 7. Employment 27 8. Impact of
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Creating an age friendly Wales Why are we waiting? Delays in care assessments in Wales August 2022 Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 5 2. Purpose of the research 6 3. Method 9 4. Findings ... Findings 10 • Issues with data collection 10 • Waiting for care 11 • Addressing the issues 14 • Support whilst waiting for care 18 • Support from the third sector 20 Conclusions 22 Recommendations 24 References
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com/agecymru Still not enough protection for older people! Scams and swindles Registered charity 1128436 2 Creating an age friendly Wales Inside: what needs to happen next Contents Introduction 2 Executive ... so far 4 Why can’t Wales have more 6 No Cold Calling Zones? Misleading or dishonest? 8 Direct marketing messaging How we are helping people 9 with dementia and their carers to beat scammers Nuisance
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Company registration: 3186539 ‘Pressing the Right Buttons’ – New Users of the Internet at Older Ages For Age UK May 2013 ‘Pressing the Right Buttons’, May 2013 Page 2 Contents ... .......................................................................................... 45 7.2 Age UK Bradford, Publicity Article....................................................................
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digital world Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this ... this. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. The Age UK network includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland
