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consumers have a part to play in shaping the direction of the Post Office. There needs to be more work to understand the best way consumers can be involved. The consultation document notes that the Post ... communities about the future of the Post Office should also need to be part of the way the mutual would work. The list of consumers and producers listed in the consultation document seems appropriate. There
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internship in Bristol. I would absolutely recommend volunteering for the HOPE Project. The work is rewarding, the opportunity for personal development is second to none, and the impact you have ... range of regional advocacy provider networks have been developed across Wales to complement the work of the National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales. The networks are an opportunity for services
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CMA is carrying out a market study into care homes for older people, to review how well the market works and if people are treated fairly. This consultation is inviting comments on issues raised in the CMA’s ... this has on the functioning of the care home market. The CMA should also consider how the market works for older people who receive some local authority funding, but who have to pay extra ‘top ups’ to
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experiences 19 Making comparisons to others 20 2 The practicalities of living on a low income 22 Hard work and discipline 22 Restrictions, compromise and going without 28 What can threaten the balance? 32 ... debt demonstrated the difficulty of getting back on track when on a fixed low income. • Participants worked incredibly hard to manage financially. They kept a close eye on their budget and managed their resources
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............................................................................................. 9 Working with health care professionals ................................................................. ... patients would benefit from social prescribing (Nesta, 2013). In 2011 Age UK completed a small pilot, working with 12 General Practices and six local Age UKs across the Yorkshire and Humber area, which included
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practical levers might have in improving wellbeing in later life? One of the novelties of the modelling work in the 2nd and 3rd step is that it is performed on individual level data. This enables us to determine ... analyse unequal experiences of wellbeing among older people. This offers improvement over other similar work hitherto. The WILL Index calculated in the final step allows us to account for multiple indicators
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....................................................................................... 24 19.6 Working from home ...................................................................................... ... for Wales found that around 15% people report being lonely in Wales. Data also show that people of working age 16 to 64 are more likely to be lonely, than those aged 65 or over .22 Research by Age Cymru
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it throughout our life. If we have been exposed to new IT throughout our life, particularly through work, we are much more likely to feel comfortable using new technological tools later in life; conversely ... fiddly tool. And yet, this too is slowly changing; as mobile technology becomes ever more affordable, working age adults of all socio-economic groups are exposed to new technology such as smartphones. Whilst
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guidance documents are backed by law and aim to assist individuals, professionals and organisations to work within and comply with the Act – i.e. they are written in more straightforward language and are easier ... exceptions (that may apply in limited circumstances). Note: The concept of ‘best interests’ All those who work with adults who lack the mental capacity to express their needs or views, or make decisions
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glossary on pages 21–23. Age UK offers computer and internet training for older people. Visit the ‘Work & learning’ section on our website to find information about our computer training courses, or ask ... have the choice if you want it to or not. It can save time to use this function, but it will only work on your own computer. If you use a password manager and you share your computer with someone else
