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decisions on your behalf June 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can arrange for other people to make decisions about your finances and health and care if you think you may lose ... to deal with your social security benefits. There is information about how people must act in your ‘best interests’ for decisions about care or treatment if you lack mental capacity and related duties
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2024 2 of 26 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 3 2 Finding a dentist who offers NHS treatment 3 3 Dental check-ups and treatment plans ... for care home residents 14 11 Complaints about NHS treatment 16 12 Private dental treatment 16 12.1 The costs of private dental treatment 17 12.2 Complaints about private treatment 17 13 Viewing your dental
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contributions under the previous system. The UK Government must improve the level of public communication about any future changes to State Pension Age and produce timely and clear State Pension forecasts. The ... support is available to older people struggling to maintain a temperature adequate to protect their health. Banking is an essential service. The UK Government should ensure that all consumers and the businesses
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families in the care market. About this consultation This consultation, issued by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), asks for views on changes to the regulation of registered health and care services, to be ... and recommendations We welcome CQC’s renewed commitment to promoting, as well as protecting, the health and wellbeing of service users, and its overall intention to adopt a more integrated approach and
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reveals that it receives 8,000 reports of phishing scams every month People experiencing mental health issues targeted by fraudsters Fraudsters are recording phone calls and gaining
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Good Practice of Advocacy: Resource list Page 3 Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) and Health Page 4 Page 5 New proposals to transform care by
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population, older people with sight loss: • Are more likely to have other health conditions • Are more likely to have difficulty accessing health services • Are more likely to live in poverty • Are less likely ... lowest income groups to retain their sight in later life – so there is a clear link to the wider health inequalities agenda [13]. Research has demonstrated that the risks of developing both moderate and
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................................................................................. 9 Working with health care professionals ............................................................................. ... their time to participate in the research, including the older people, local Age UK partners and health care professionals. 4 Executive Summary The fit for the future ‘social prescribing’ extension
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access vital services and communities, as many older people rely on public transport to get out and about. Without appropriate transport services and infrastructure, older people can become isolated from ... transport projects/interventions should be viewed in the context of demographic change. Decisions about transport services and infrastructure need to take into account how they will affect people across
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cash or to pay for goods and services whilst they’re isolating at home. Many people will be anxious about how to access funds to pay for shopping/goods. To help reduce this anxiety you should; • Provide the ... safely access cash and pay for goods and services that you can let the person you’re supporting know about: • A number of local shops and services will allow payment over the phone before pick up. • Money
