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(you do not need to measure your temperature). • a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it ... the NHS 111 Wales service instead (unless symptoms are serious – see below) There are two methods for doing this: • Telephone 111 (currently available in the following health board areas - Hywel Dda, Powys
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help more than seven million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. We are local We work as part of a network of independent charities which includes ... Emergency Committee (DEC). We’re proud to be Age UK Our 2015/16 annual review tells the stories of people who, like us, are proud to be Age UK. Through their voices we’re able to tell you about the difference
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0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 37w December 2023 Hospital discharge arrangements for older people in Wales Factsheet 37w December 2023 ... ‘Six Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care’ 8 2.2 The Welsh Government’s ‘Hospital discharge guidance’ (December 2023) 10 2.3 NHS Wales guidance – ‘Delivering optimal outcomes and experience for people in
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responsive to user needs – Draft strategy for consultation 14 September 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. This paper may be published by the Payments Strategy Forum. David Steele Policy Manager
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Pilot. 2 Foreword Many people experience loneliness at some point in their lives. For some it may be short-lived whilst for others it can become long term. It can have a devastating impact on people’s health ... reach and truly engage older people who are lonely: being eyes and ears on the ground and in communities; exploring the sorts of conversations needed to enable someone who is lonely to get help on their own
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(GTAP), Age Cymru has recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has ... 2016 There has been a 32% drop in the number of advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group
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contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies ... Published: June 2023. 3 Contents What this guide is about. 4. What is dementia? Symptoms to look out for. 6. Diagnosis and support. Seeing your doctor. 9. What if it is dementia? 10. How might dementia affect
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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. ... proposals around charges for schemes used for automatic enrolment. These include improved disclosure of information and action to address high or unfair pension charges, including options for a charge cap and
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hate crime 26 3.9 Domestic violence / abuse 28 3.10 Abuse by a stranger 30 3.11 ‘Mate’ crime 30 4 Who might abuse an older person and why? 31 4.1 Overwhelmed abusers 31 4.2 Impaired abusers 32 4.3 Narcissistic ... if someone is experiencing abuse – how to put a stop to it 33 5.1 Employees who have witnessed or suspect abuse 34 6 Help from statutory organisations in stopping or
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November 2019 Age Cymru’s Golden Thread Advocacy Programme hosted an all Wales Advocacy Conference for advocacy providers. It was a fantastic day with more than 100 delegates attending from all over Wales ... services. Our speakers and workshop facilitators were fantastic and we are so grateful to everyone who came and made the day such a success. Presentations Please click on the presentations to view and download
