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fulfil their duty of quality under the Act? The intention of introducing Duty of Quality within the Health and Social Care (Quality & Engagement) Act is to meet the ambitions set out in A Healthier Wales ... deliver adequate Welsh language services to patients. NHS bodies will need to include information about the provision of Welsh language services in their annual quality reports. Question 11 The new Quality
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in transport policy. Many older people rely on public transport, usually the bus, to get out and about. The free bus travel scheme has been invaluable in helping older people in Wales to retain their independence ... is sparse. Continuing to drive may be crucial for older people to get out and about, access essential services such as health care, and reduce the risk of social isolation, particularly in rural areas.
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want to. Page 6 Advance Decision (Living Will) While you have mental capacity, you can make choices about your care. This includes the types of medical treatment you want, or would refuse, if you were unable ... decisions in the future. An Advance Decision (sometimes called a Living Will) is legally binding and health professionals must follow it. Page 7 Safe Document Storage The original, signed document is the only
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in transport policy. Many older people rely on public transport, usually the bus, to get out and about. The free bus travel scheme has been invaluable in helping older people in Wales to retain their independence ... 2 Age Cymru supports the aims of active travel for older people, in light of the documented health and social, as well as environmental, benefits that this can bring to individuals. Local authorities
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(Wales) Act 2014 Contents Introduction and aims of the toolkit 2 How to use the toolkit 3 1 More about advocacy 4 2 The legislative requirements and procedures 8 3 The circumstances when it is appropriate ... advice on implementing specific aspects of the framework. • Signposting you to more information about independent professional advocacy and other forms of advocacy. • Providing advice on applying the
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decision making process, and we can support and represent them without any conflict of interest. About our dementia advocacy project For most people, making their own decisions and choices is a matter ... principle is at the heart of advocacy services for people living with dementia. For more information about our dementia advocacy project, please visit our website. Wales advocacy survey People across Wales
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We've a local office where you can enquire about our products and services. Contact details are shown below. Age Cymru Enterprises Ltd 89 - 90b Taff Street Pontypridd CF37 4SL Tel: 0800 652 9221
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Factsheet 76w March 2024 2 of 28 Contents 1 About this factsheet 4 2 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 4 3 What are reablement, intermediate ... Wales guidance – ‘Step-down to Recover (SD2R): National Minimum Service Guidance’ 9 5 Key points about reablement and intermediate care – ‘time limited’ care interventions
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Abuse Evidence Review, November 2015 2 This Evidence Review is intended to sum up what is known about the financial abuse of older people. It does not cover commercial abuse (scams) in any detail, nor ... 2015 3 1 What is financial abuse? The most cited definition of financial abuse is from the World Health Organization (WHO): ‘The illegal or improper exploitation or use of funds or other resources of the
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number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in ... and unlawful practice. 4. Is approximately the right length. 5. Will impact upon business costs About Age UK Age UK is the United Kingdom's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most
