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unequal access to, and provision of, mental health services for older people. The article identifies a number of underlying factors that need addressing to help improve mental health support for older people ... slow. For example, NHS England’s Mental Health Implementation Plan (2019) Mental health condition Number aged 65+ % of population aged 65+ Anxiety disorders 580,000 17% Depressive disorders 665,000 18%
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these unpaid carers, 55% have increased the amount of care they provide in the prior three months. A number of carers have also told us that they’ve had to reduce their working hours, or leave their job to
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Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Keeping well at home There are number of things that people can do to help stay mentally and physically well whilst at home. As a ‘Friend’
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services (August 2014) – states that: “Complaints that cross public bodies – Where a complaint crosses a number of public bodies it is essential that each public body understands its responsibilities and accountabilities ... the person you spoke to, together with the date and time of your conversation, as well as the phone number you used to contact them). Your complaint should be acknowledged within two working days of receipt
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about this survey, please fill in your contact details below: Name: Contact email: Contact phone number: We’re always looking for people aged 50 or over in Wales to tell us their story and support us to
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surveyed adults to find out what brain health topics they were most interested in. Sleep was the number one topic for adults aged 50 and older, with 84% of those surveyed wanting to learn more about how ... Most people with sleep problems do not mention it to their health care providers. Despite the large number of adults with concerns about how well they sleep and the increasing prevalence of sleep disorders
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identified as carers that are assessed for their own support needs, and even larger variations in the number of carers assessed where the assessment led to a support plan. Variations do not appear to be linked
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recommend at least one smoke alarm per floor of your home. The alarms should bear the British Standard number BS 5446 and have the BSI Kitemark symbol, so you can be assured that they meet the correct requirements6 ... simple carbon monoxide detector to help prevent poisoning – make sure it bears the British Standard number BS EN 50291-1:2018 and the BSI Kitemark. You should place an alarm in each room that has a gas
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needs to be readily available either through the directory or through such things as a single contact number where staff have access to this information. Directories need to be able to tell referrers and those
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Policy on Ageing – Rapid review May 2014 The effectiveness of care pathways can be viewed in a number of ways. From the point of view of the patient or client, effectiveness will be seen in terms of ... clinical pathway and 15 articles reported general aspects concerning pathway outcomes. The total number of patients studied in the 203 abstracts was around 60,000. Outcomes regarding quality of care,
