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centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent ... Authorities have either commissioned services to comply with these requirements or are in the process of doing so. Draft regulations have been developed by Welsh Government that relate initially to commissioned
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centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent ... Authorities have either commissioned services to comply with these requirements or are in the process of doing so. Draft regulations have been developed by Welsh Government that relate initially to commissioned
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are delayed? We are regularly reading articles in the media about ‘bed blocking’ and hearing talk of older people staying in hospital when they no longer need hospital care. Sometimes there seems to be ... care to others who are in greater need. However, at Age UK we simply do not believe that the problem of older people and families staying in hospital longer than is clinically necessary is anything like
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believe that the promotion and protection of the rights of older people should be a priority in the Strategy. A key priority is to determine how to embed awareness of a rights based approach. Older people ... people need to know how they can exercise their rights, and in order to do this, they need to be aware of their rights. The Action Plan will need to detail how a rights based approach will be implemented in
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in Wales Fa Factsheet 66w August 2024 2 of 45 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 4 1.1 Definitions and terminology 4 2 Your right to ... information on how to make a complaint 9 3.3 Who can make a complaint and about what? 10 3.4 Which members of staff have responsibility for complaints handling? 12 3.5 Time limits for making
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Page 1 of 26 Factsheet 62 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards March 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These relate to people who lack the mental ... decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure for authorisation,
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reflect the introduction of the Lifetime ISA January 2017 Ref: 0217 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Isabel.barnes@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square
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Changes to work and income around state pension age Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Authors: Jenny Chanfreau, Matt Barnes and Carl Cullinane Date: December 2013 Prepared for: ... that happen around state pension age - with a particular focus on households that move into and out of low income. The briefing ends with some important conclusions about pension planning and provision
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bears no relation to their ability or capability to perform the vast majority of jobs. The evidence shows either a lack of relationship between productivity and age, or that older workers are at least ... productive, frequently rely on outdated assumptions about ageing and health, or fail to account for a myriad of other factors. More recent studies, which often find older workers are at least as productive as younger
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in Wales Factsheet 76w March 2024 2 of 28 Contents 1 About this factsheet 4 2 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 4 3 What ... guidance 8 4.1 References to reablement and intermediate care in the codes of practice and statutory guidance to accompany the Social Services and
