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org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 ... Select Committee is running this inquiry to ascertain the impact that the 2015 ‘freedom and choice’ reforms have had on individual consumers. Key points and recommendations It is of great concern
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response Draft Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Strategy 2024-2034 (Welsh Government) Question 1) To what extent do you agree with this vision? “People in Wales will live in communities which are free from ... help when it is needed.” We agree that this vision offers a comprehensive and attainable target for this strategy. Question 1a) What are your reasons for your answer to question 1? Our view is that this
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Get Ready for Winter with Age Cymru and Nest What is Get Ready for Winter? Get Ready for Winter is a campaign led by Age Cymru and the Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme to help older people in Wales ... crisis means it’s more important than ever to do what you need to do to keep your home warm and yourself safe during winter. Whether it is getting your boiler serviced, a few changes to help save
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backlogs The plan is ambitious in scope and includes some time scales for pandemic and waiting list recovery. It does set out well what needs to happen to address recovery, but little is included on exactly ... exactly how change will be achieved. As a result, it is difficult to say whether this will address backlogs and reduce waiting lists to lower than prepandemic levels. We welcome the split between planned
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and Musculoskeletal conditions in adults 1. In light of the effect of the pandemic on service, what should musculoskeletal services consider? Statistics for April 2021 show that of the 223,365 waiting ... musculoskeletal conditions. Older people have told of the stress of waiting and not knowing when treatment is going to start. They told us of how they are unable to sleep due to pain, some have been forced to
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The existence of the Default Retirement Age has restricted any potential for positive change. Age UK is optimistic that following its abolition improvements will be more significant. • Line managers are ... HR policies. • The fears portrayed by business groups in 2005/6 have not come to pass and there is no evidence of any damage to business as a result of the Regulations. • On a macroeconomic level
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fluid in individual lives.1 Trans* (T*), which does not indicate sexual orientation, is an umbrella term which is increasingly employed to cover the gender identity spectrum including (but not limited ... genderless, agender, nongendered, third gender, two-spirit and bigender.1 Quite separately, Intersex is the presence of intermediate or atypical combinations of physical features that are usually seen to
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Age UK briefing – discharging older people from hospitals June 2016 How and when someone is discharged from hospital, and the support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their ... believe that the problem of older people staying in hospital longer than is clinically necessary is anything like as simple as it is sometimes painted, or that older people and families are usually at fault
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Consultation Response Developing a Social Prescribing Framework Welsh Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... demands on health and social care services over time. In this sense it is vital that the framework is clear in terms of who the framework is aimed at and how it can improve different aspects of people’s lives
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longer brings many things to the surface. I’m happy and contented in my life.’ Velda, 76 Our year Annual Review 2013/14 Age UK’s vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. We know it’s ambitious ... out to help as many people as possible love later life. A full copy of our Annual Report and Accounts is available on Age UK’s website www.ageuk.org.uk 3 There have been many highlights 5 million people given
