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Advocacy Newsletter Issue No 2 January 2021 Happy New Year to you all HOPE project news Staffing update The HOPE project has seen a couple of organisational changes recently. Deiniol Jones who started ... Co-ordinator for Cardiff & Vale has changed roles to that of Advocacy Development Officer for Cardiff & Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Sara Timothy who joined as Advocacy Development Officer for Gwent has
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Statement Transport January 2018 Summary Public and community transport are vitally important in helping older people to maintain independence and well-being. Such transport networks can ensure communities ... isolation and loneliness will impact upon people’s wellbeing. It is essential that older people in all areas have the means to get out to buy food, get medical attention, get money and pay bills, and have
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artists and organisations of all sizes to promote a wide range of arts activities, from stand-up to stitching, from Bollywood to book clubs. Gwanwyn Festival offers opportunities for older people to become ... audience members. Gwanwyn Festival also helps older people to recognize the benefits that being creative can bring to their health and well-being. The theme for May 2024 is ‘change’. We’ve
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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 ... assurance framework for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This is the mechanism that helps ensure that the NHS locally is being run effectively by those organisations responsible for overseeing it (CCGs)
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the report. MHP Health is an award-winning specialist health policy and communications consultancy. For further details please contact Stephanie Bell stephanie.bell@mhpc.com 020 3128 8100 1 Forewords ... What does this mean for commissioners? 33 Contents Figures Figure 1 Factors affecting access to surgery 10 Figure 2 Distribution of breast excision rates across CCGs for the over-65s and over-75s
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authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of demographic change ... at the heart of all decisions Introduction Local authorities will be bracing themselves for the worst this autumn, as the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review reveals the extent of the cuts to local
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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 are the main adult users of most ... 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 they live, should have free and fair access
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December 2016 BACKGROUND WHAT IS ONE DIGITAL? • Big Lottery-funded venture led by a partnership of Digital Unite, Affinity Sutton, AbilityNet, SCVO, Age UK and Citizens Online • Each partner delivered ... inspiring trusted intermediaries to be Digital Champions is a highly effective and sustainable way of delivering digital skills. • More information about the overall programme is presented at www.di
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Employment support for unemployed older people Sarah Foster, Jane Colechin, Paul Bivand and Rowan Foster June 2014 Foreword Long-term unemployment, usually defined as being out of work for over a year, ... is one of the most serious challenges facing the over 50s in the contemporary UK labour market. While some older workers remain in stable employment until they choose to retire, many others find themselves
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2021Summary Good q uality information and advice is essential for older people. Factually accurate and impartial information and advice help us to make informed decisions, plan ahead, access services and ... regard to the provision of information, advice and assistance (Part 2) and advocacy (Part 10) with regard to social services. Information and advice is provided by a wide range of private, statutory and
