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the guidance sufficiently clear on the governance structures needed? - Yes 2 Question 4 Will this governance structure support NHS bodies to comply with the duty? - Yes Question 5 Does the ... directly providing these services. However, it is unclear how the management of external providers will be held to account for the quality of their services. It is important that whether they are in receipt
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capacities of many service providers. However, this review offers new information and the potential for cost effective, creative ideas, for better contact between generations. Jane Vass Director of Policy ... adopting well-designed practice and explicit policy to support intergenerational contact. This contact will produce more benefits if it enables older and younger people to mix as equals, highlights important
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Cymru consultation response – LGBTQ+ Action Plan October 2021 1. Do you think the Action Plan will increase equality for LGBTQ+ people and what do you think the priorities should be? Age Cymru welcomes ... equality for LGBTQ+ people in Wales. It would be helpful if further detail were included on how actions will be achieved. We welcome the intersectional approach of the plan in recognition of how discrimination
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retirement policies that place the wellbeing of their older employees at the heart of the process. This will deliver a mutual benefit for both parties. Productivity and age March 2014 2 2. Introduction ... possible for employers to make adjustments to the workplace to facilitate improved productivity, as will be discussed later in this briefing. However, in practice few employers do this and so a lack of proactive
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hearings The paper states that more tribunal decisions will be made ‘on the papers’ and, where cases are ‘relatively straightforward and routine’, they will generally be made based on representations made online ... online. If it is felt that a judge needs to listen to the arguments, there will be more virtual hearings by telephone or video conference. We are concerned about the impact of these proposals and we are
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and then wishes access those services again within the relevant discharge period, those services will no longer be available to them, simply on the grounds of their age. To the extent that this has not ... residential care . Increasing the uptake of sight tests, particularly for those in at risk groups, will help ensure early detection of eye disease and more timely access to treatment. 19 Access to foot
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Bill of Rights. The newly appointed Justice Secretary said in September 2016 that her department will consult fully on the proposals when they are published, although no timetable has been provided at ... living in poverty (with incomes of less than 60 per cent of typical household income after housing costs) of whom 900,000 are in severe poverty (incomes less than half of typical household income). Some
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world turning upside down, seemingly overnight, many older people and their families became anxious. Will I be able to go out and buy food? Can I take my dog for a walk? Should I let the engineer in to repair ... delighted to launch our new volunteer led service, Friend in Need, supported by Welsh Government, where we will link older people with a volunteer for a weekly friendship call. The response by communities across
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(including the provision of goods and facilities), comes into force on 1 October 2012. From this date it will be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered ... to prevent discrimination, harassment and victimisation defined as follows: Direct discrimination will be deemed to have occurred where an older person is treated less favourably than others would be treated
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quality statement how other conditions, factors, and the general cumulative effect of multimorbidity will impact on the outcomes of these tests, which should be taken into account. Assessment and care planning ... the same vein, it is also made clear that discontinuing a medication isn’t (and shouldn’t be) about cost savings or patients knowingly being offered substandard care. As such, and building on the comments
