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Consultation Response Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working Ref: 1713 Date: 20 May 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... legislated to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees. This gave individuals a legal right to have a request seriously considered, and put an obligation on the employer to accept the
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Appendix 15 3 Introduction Age UK needs to understand more about how well older people in the UK are doing. We need to know where and why people are not doing well to inform our work and gain an understanding ... practical levers for improving older people’s lives. In the same vein, local Age UKs need information to target their support services. We hypothesised that wellbeing is an outcome that can be used for these
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population in Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK and health services need to adapt and respond to the fact that more people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. Older people ... most health and care services. From education and training to the organisation of care, however, the NHS and health services often do not appear to be designed with older people in mind. Older people, wherever
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entitlements Learn how grandchildren can help prevent you from falling Update on our campaign to keep face-to-face banking on our high streets facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru www.agecymru.org ... much information and advice as possible to help you meet the many challenges of winter. Our key message this year is to make sure you keep yourself and your home warm despite the financial challenges.
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supportive volunteer. Our Walk and Talk Befriender is a free service that aims to help older people who'd like to benefit from regular exercise but feel nervous going out by themselves. Our trained ... one of our supportive volunteers for 12 weeks who will regularly accompany you on a walk from your home, at a pace which suits you and your abilities. Get out and get active, regain your confidence with
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In 2020 Age Cymru began a Welsh Government funded project called Tell Me More to find out how care home residents have been during the difficult period of the pandemic. Residents from all-across Wales ... Wales were asked over Zoom about their experience and have taken their time to share stories with us. The stories and insights we heard were often uplifting, sometimes sad but always full of inspiration and
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largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network comprises 150+ local Age UKs reaching most of England. We provide information and advice to around 5.9 million people ... conditions that, among other things, require suppliers to treat customers fairly. The document includes a proposal to add a broad principle requiring suppliers to have special regard for customers in vulnerable
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.................................... 99 3 Acknowledgements The authors of this report would like to thank: Vinal K Karania, Devna Vickerman and David Terrace of Age UK National who liaised with the research ... appropriate data and information. The authors are also grateful to all those involved in the fit for the future programme who generously gave their time to participate in the research, including the older people
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and how to make a claim. It explains what to do if you have a change of circumstance. If you have not reached State Pension age, you are not eligible for Attendance Allowance but you may be able to claim ... As such, any references in this factsheet to PIP should also be taken to include ADP. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period May 2024 to April 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually
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gyfeillgar Advocacy during Coronavirus survey 2021 2 In June 2020, a survey was carried out of advocates to gather evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. This resulted in the Valuing Voices in Wales: ... impact on people who are entitled to advocacy, the accessibility and quality of advocacy and on the ability of services to provide advocacy. The 2021 survey sought to understand what had changed over the
