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programmes. • We provide independent advocacy. • We support carers. • We campaign and research. • We work with our local partners and older people’s organisations. 3 Section 1: Introduction Definition of ... their own environment. Forums identify the issues that their members are most concerned about and work to improve local services across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors. They’re concerned with
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oldest old. Project editors: Dr Susan Davidson, Professor James Goodwin, and Phil Rossall Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health ... Understanding the oldest old. 4 Welcome. Welcome to Understanding the oldest old. In the course of our work with people in later life, we at Age UK have become increasingly aware of the importance of the group
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drive better practice. 2. Local agencies Local authority social services and Trading Standards teams working together with local police forces, Police and Crime Commissioners and the voluntary sector, have ... protecting and supporting people in vulnerable circumstances. What Age UK wants to see • More partnership working between these agencies, along the lines of Operation Signature10 in Sussex and the West Yorkshire
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needs, which are set to grow as a result of demographic change. The administration of AA in general works reasonably well and there is a danger that if councils have to invest time and resources in setting ... materials, and individual enquires by telephone, letter, email and local face-to-face sessions. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. We are responding to this consultation which covers
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ensuring mainstream public health services and campaigns are inclusive, as well as undertaking specific work on public health issues primarily impact people in later life. • The Welsh Government must ensure ... are contributing effectively to improving the health of older people • Local Health Boards should work with GPs to monitor uptake of health checks and screening programmes by different groups and take
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should be subject to an appropriate and proportionate evaluation Evaluations help identify what works and why, provide learning to improve effectiveness (of services), highlight good practice and unintended ... evaluations assess whether a service is being implemented as intended and what, in practice, is felt to be working more or less well, and why. What were the impacts of the service? Impact evaluations attempt to
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an older person understands, being able to articulate using simple everyday language and having a working knowledge of various digital technology or the inquisitiveness and ability to find solutions to digital
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everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5m people every year providing support, companionship ... consideration takes into account the need for rights based approaches to adult safeguarding which work with adults to achieve the outcomes that they want. No adult should experience abuse and neglect
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General Practice Age Cymru 30 October 2018 Introduction 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 ... General Practice. What do you value most about the GP relationship? Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead
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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 ... steps to take next. “I spoke to a debt adviser because I was worried about how to clear my debts after work started slowing down.” Lynn, 66 Good to know It’ll be helpful to have relevant paperwork to hand,
