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Assistance Project) Location: Home based with potential office space in a partner office, covering the North and Mid Wales Region Contractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week Fixed term until ... Regional Volunteer Officer (1) Job Purpose: To develop and ensure delivery of a regional framework for the delivery of the Community Assistance Project across the region of north and mid Wales. Ensure provision
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In our own Age UK survey we found that 41% of people over retirement age in the UK volunteer on a regular basis (this could be formally or informally).2 Similarly, Government surveys in England have found ... life. Older volunteers report that their volunteering: • gives them a role in life and a sense of being needed and respected, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 • decreases mortality and improves self-rated health,9, 10,
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Rural Community Council Mervyn Kohler, Age UK Dr Kellie Payne, Learning and Research Manager, Campaign to End Loneliness Philip Talbot, Chief Executive, Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire Dr John Miles ... Bay NHS Foundation Trust Rural communities The meeting heard how distance, costs and connectivity all combine to create additional challenges. Geography was highlighted as a particularly important factor
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Acknowledgements The author of this report would like to thank the representatives of local Age UK Brand Partners (Camden, Derby & Derbyshire, Exeter, Gloucestershire, South Tyneside and Sunderland), the Down Memory ... participating in the project who shared information for this evaluation. The author would like to give a special mention to Titilope Adekunle (Research Assistant at Age UK) for supporting the author in carrying
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debt is owing money. People generally find themselves in debt when their outgoings exceed their income – but the reasons behind this can be varied and complex. For some, debt is caused by straightforward ... affecting your life, it’s important to take steps to tackle it. 3 When should I seek help? You should consider seeking help if you’re: • worrying about money • struggling to pay your household bills or paying
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Diversity in older people and access to services – an evidence review By: Jo Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe A report of research carried out by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained. Date: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-9568731-5-6 This report has been produced for Age UK by Jo Moriarty and Jill Manthorpe of the Social Care Workforce
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creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity of older age for renewal, growth and creativity, hence the connotations of new life in the name ‘Gwanwyn’, meaning ‘spring’ ... opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts and creative activity during the month of May promote the benefits to health and wellbeing for older people by participating in artistic
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a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk Age UK’s fit for the future ‘Social Prescribing’ extension project ... ..................................................................................... 6 Background to ‘social prescribing’ .............................................................................
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Services and the NHS February 2019 Summary- Older people are the main adult users of most health and care services. The population in Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK and more ... conditions which can be managed but not cured. The NHS was originally designed to treat episodes of acute illness and injury, and communicable disease. Although the NHS has been evolving to meet changing health
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Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have ... access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them.
