supports the extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees. We are hopeful it will help engender a positive cultural change in favour of flexibile working, while providing employees ... confidence to raise work-life balance issues with their employer. We believe the right to request will provide a legal basis to underpin a system where both formally and informally arranged flexible working
achievement for our society. It provides us with opportunities for the future, but also challenges and it will require changes to the way in which we plan and deliver public services. The fact that older people ... key consideration in planning policy, and that planning decisions should take into account how they will affect people across different stages of the life course of future generations. Comments Placemaking
Language users, were also taken into account. The strategy is designed to be a ‘living document’ which will be further developed over time. One of its stated intentions is to co-produce the criteria for an ... capacity of the advocacy sector to manage increasing demand. Importantly, the pilot will also produce data which will enable commissioners to identify gaps in provision, plan for future demand more accurately
cARTrefu Phase 3, Age Cymru’s arts in care homes project, will continue until August 2021. Phase 3 is focusing on empowering care home staff to improve the range and quality of creative provision ... sustainability. Thanks to the further funding from the Baring Foundation and Arts Council Wales, cARTrefu will be delivering care home workshops, activity plans, and artist workshops free of charge throughout
that results in comparison with only a portion of the market. We are concerned that some consumers will be given a false sense from these partial comparisons that they are already being offered the best ... complication to the consumer journey (by requiring that firms obtain wider quotes, for which customers will need to provide further information) is unjustified. Shopping around necessarily adds some complexity
shortened life expectancy (Lewington et al., 2002). Nevertheless, it is a modifiable risk factor (Wills et al., 2011). Treating high blood pressure - hypertension - reduces mortality, especially in those ... clinical trials (Lawler et al., 2014, Macmillan Cancer Support, 2012). More than one in three people will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime, with the vast majority being diagnosed over the age
by the FCA and the development of appropriate remedies. Access to physical banking services As FCA will be aware, the BBA recently announced an “access to banking protocol” that sets out the procedures ... business community, that withdrawal of physical banking services from smaller towns and rural communities will impose significant detriment on local residents and businesses. One Age UK correspondent described
this role. They need to be engaging and patient and be able to put older people at ease and build trust with them. They also need to be able to step back and be objective. The ability to build a general
group, going forward as well, with a view to the fact you have an evening option for people which will help us as far as promoting it to a lot more people and getting people involved if we are able to ... participating in it because you know I think we can be too concern that people will hurt themselves and you know people will have the odd fall…but they pick themselves up dust themselves off and get on
sensitivity. • Resourcefulness, problem solving skills and good attention to detail. • Reliable and willing to accept responsibility and take decisions where appropriate. • Ability to cope with stress and