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people (50+) and carers all over Wales. The HOPE project (Helping others to participate and engage) was officially launched on 6 October 2020 with the support of Deputy Minister Julie Morgan and Welsh ... Connects Wales partners throughout Wales. The project is funded by Welsh Government under the Sustainable Social Services Grant until the end of March 2023. Thirteen of the fifteen project staff are now in post
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isolation should be recognised and treated as a public health priority and we want local authorities to take the following steps: • Create safe, accessible built environments with places to meet that are easily ... Involve older people in identifying and developing solutions to isolation; • Work with housing, transport, health, care, voluntary sector organisations and GPs to deliver practical and emotional help to tackle
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reserved. Third 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. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk
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reserved. Third 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 ... Christopher Brooks, Senior Policy Manager christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk
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challenges, new chances Review of informal adult and community learning 21 October 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research ... or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Astral House, 1268 London
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supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial help 9 Benefits calculators 10 Financial support 11 Help with Council ... alone. There are hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers in Wales, providing care for family, friends, and neighbours. It’s estimated that unpaid carers provide 96% of all care provided in our communities
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Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD Question 1: The Strategy sets out the areas we will prioritise in planning for our ageing society and why. Have we prioritised the right ... approach, as we believe that the promotion and protection of the rights of older people should be a priority in the Strategy. A key priority is to determine how to embed awareness of a rights based approach
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Welcome Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of Age Cymru’s Consultative Forum. We are looking for new members who are willing to share their experiences and to contribute to Age Cymru’s ... for services and support from older people. Besides the risk of Covid-19, the restrictions imposed in response to the virus impacted on the well-being of many older people. Loneliness resulting from isolation
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to be me Meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely gave ... transferred to hospital without them notifying me. The man I love could have died and I wouldn’t have been there or even known.’ Ian ‘It was such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up about
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AGM Monday 31st October 2016 5pm-6pm Committee Room 21, HOC Minutes of the AGM held on 31st October 2016 in Committee Room 21, House of Commons Present: Parliamentarians: Nusrat Ghani MP, Barbara Keeley ... Baroness Greengross, Seema Kennedy MP, Flick Drummond MP, Mims Davies MP, Baroness Barker Chair of the meeting: Nusrat Ghani MP Also Present: Suzanne Foster, Angela Kitching and Jane Vass, Age UK (Secretariat)
