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priorities for health and social care 17th September 2021 Q1. Which of the issues listed above do you think should be a priority, and why? Each area included above is of great importance for the people ... individually and society as a whole. As all the priorities identified can not be addressed in the short term, it is vital that prevention is focussed upon to help people remain as healthy as possible. In light
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the launch, how to volunteer and how to access the support – contact advocacy@agecymru.org.uk or go to www.agecymru.org.uk/advocacy. Our new team We anticipate by the time of the distribution of ... new team members: Nick Hughes My name is Nick Hughes and I’ve recently joined the Age Cymru family as a Project Officer for Wrexham and Flintshire working on the HOPE (Helping others participate and engage)
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physical health. Our approach to tackling loneliness can help to position Age UK and its network as ‘the place to go’ to address loneliness in later life and result in less older people becoming lonely, increasing ... and mental health too. Research has shown that it has an equivalent risk factor for early mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and is associated with depression, sleep problems, impaired cognitive 3
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makes working longer essential, and there is a clear need to help people plan their future careers as they approach the latter part of their working life. Many people are likely to struggle to stay in ... re-training, and so they have time to sort out their pension. The ‘career MOT at 50’, which we also refer to as simply the ‘MOT at 50’, should also contain more advice on work and learning matters than John Cridland’s
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security: these things are tremendously important to us as we age. This is why we have decided that over the next five years our overarching goal as a charity should be to help make the UK ‘a great place ... older people have the opportunity to stay active and be recognised as valued members of society. There is also an important global context, as Age UK is working with its partner, Age International, to press
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makes working longer essential, and there is a clear need to help people plan their future careers as they approach the latter part of their working life. Many people are likely to struggle to stay in ... re-training, and so they have time to sort out their pension.The ‘career MOT at 50’, which we also refer to as simply the ‘MOT at 50’, should also contain more advice on work and learning matters than John Cridland’s
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provide a fairer, simpler system and particularly benefit those with low lifetime earnings due to low pay and caring responsibilities. Reducing pensioner poverty should also be an objective. The level of ... single-tier will be simpler in the future but inevitably the transition will be complex, especially as people have limited understanding of the current system. Communications about the changes and their
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Some older people felt it was harder for them to keep up their voluntary work or charitable activities as a result of transport issues. Accessing healthcare Accessing finance, food and shopping All areas ... active for as long as possible. The most frequent reason people at 65 and over say they do not use public transport is because it’s inconvenient and does not go to where they want it to go. There may also
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listed buildings in Wales is especially relevant for those listed buildings that offer services, such as catering, banking or shopping, or which people visit for leisure, work or education purposes. 2 ... Older people have told us that it is becoming increasingly difficult to be involved in town planning, as consultations are often only available online which excludes a high number of older people. It was
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Trustees, Officers, Independent Committee Members and Professional Advisers 104 A moment to say thank you 106 *includes Age Isle of Man A moment to introduce Age UK We’re local and national We operate in ... Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and 165 local Age UKs in England, charities in their own right, as well as smaller organisations called Friends and Forums. Together, we enable, support and inspire older
