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respected charity brands, and we are an essential component within the Age UK network that includes our counterpart charities in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are looking to recruit a non-executive ... is no longer than three pages; A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification –
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Social care November 2017 Summary Social care is a term that covers a wide range of services that are provided in a number of different locations. The term can be used to designate any service that is ... complex long-term health and care needs are placing the current system of social services under pressure, even without the funding pressures which local authorities are currently confronting. Social services
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than £16,000 If you get the Guarantee Credit part of Pension Credit your income and savings are not taken into account so you may get your rent paid in full by Housing Benefit. If you own your home ... interest as part of Pension Credit instead. If you're of working age and claiming in an area where Universal Credit has been introduced, you should claim Universal Credit instead. Step one: Find out
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improvements in health and wellbeing for staff in home care, care homes and respite services, all of which are disproportionately relied upon by older people. The complexity of the mixture of public, private and ... of contracting arrangements but it is important that this work is also led by where changes are needed the most and where they will have the most impact. For example, the long-standing issue of delayed
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improvement; we believe that much of the complexity relates to the challenge of providing a service where demand far outstrips supply and against the backdrop of ever reducing funding levels. Funding levels ... care services. Our community calculator report recently found that though most older people in Wales are happy with the help they receive, 10% rated health and social care services as poor or very poor, with
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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. ... compare and/or switch products/services in a range of markets.1 It is examining whether DCT markets are working well for consumers, and will determine how to maximise the benefits DCTs offer. Age UK is
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hefyd Hwb Adnoddau Eiriolaeth newydd i'w ddefnyddio ar gyfer rhagor o wybodaeth. Mae Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi cynhyrchu dolen Adnodd Gofal Dementia ar gyfer Gweithwyr Gofal Proffesiynol Mae Canolfan ... Clipiau Fideo. Mae Voiceability wedi cynhyrchu'r canllaw adnoddau hwn i eiriolwyr STOMP sy'n edrych ar orddefnydd o feddyginiaeth mewn grwpiau o bobl fregus. Mae'r Rhaglen Eiriolaeth Edau Euraidd (GTAP)
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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. ... significantly to the evidence base and helps build a better understanding of consumer behaviour. We are pleased that the FCA has developed a robust response on non-advised drawdown. However other issues
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decisions, plan ahead, access services and entitlements and contribute to society. Advocacy services are essential to ensure that every older person has a voice and receives the support they need. The Social ... decisions that affect us and having our views, wishes and feelings respected and taken into consideration are vitally important to all of us. It is essential that older people feel empowered to speak up about
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has nearly trebled with 29 older prisoners in 2016 for every 10 in 2002.2 [Figure 1] Older prisoners are predominantly (96%) male with, in England and Wales in March 2016, just over 500 female prisoners aged ... Ageing – Rapid review 2016 3 Meeting the health and care needs of older prisoners Older prisoners are more likely to have a health disorder than either younger prisoners or older people outside prison
