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it is not simply one, but a combination of these risk factors that leads to a fall.9 Good detective work is therefore essential when it comes to determining the causes of, and effective treatment for a fall ... period can reduce the risk of falling by as much as 54 per cent.13 Another, based in New Zealand and using home based exercise over a year, showed a reduction of some 35 per cent.14 Yet, despite this, and
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sector, however, has been largely exempted from the ban. The Equality Act 2010 must be effectively used by the Welsh Government and all public authorities in Wales to protect older people from discrimination ... despite the introduction of the Equality Act 2010. We believe that everyone should be able to remain in work as long as they desire and are capable of doing so, and no-one should be disadvantaged because of
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Friday between 9am and 4pm. Call us on:0300 303 4498(charged at a local rate). We can call you back if you’re concerned about your phone bill.Email advice: You can email us directly at:advice@agecymru.org ... government policies and will always advise you on what’s best for you.All information is confidential. The work we do with you is confidential. This means all information we keep about you is stored securely and
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any specialist knowledge at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and ... or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole
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any specialist knowledge at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and ... or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole
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What to expect from your appointment Appointments can vary depending on which debt advice service you use. But there are some things you can generally expect the adviser to do: • Ask about your debts and ... situation. • Give you the opportunity to explain your income and your outgoings, so they can help you work out a budget. • Potentially carry out a benefits check to make sure you’re claiming all the money
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and Age UK sets out the key transport challenges that are arising from the UK’s ageing population. Using analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), as well as evidence from transport ... Public transport is not meeting the needs of many older people. The most frequent reasons for not using public transport among those 65 and over are that it’s not convenient and does not go where you want
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financial services. Particular areas of focus in the recent past have been payment systems (including work on the future of cheques); access to banking more generally (for example accessibility of telephone ... equalities (for example calling for blanket age limits in lending to be replaced with appropriate use of underwriting). Key points and recommendations We welcome this consultation and the aspiration
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Submission to the Work and Pensions Committee Pension freedoms inquiry October 2017 Ref: 2217 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this inquiry The Work and Pensions Select Committee is running this inquiry to ascertain the impact that the 2015 ‘freedom
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1 Improving later life. Vulnerability and resilience in older people. 2 Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing ... against those in later life in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow better for each passing generation. We are Age UK Acknowledgements:
