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The programme is delivered by Age Cymru, in partnership with Age Connects and Diverse Cymru. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care ... Regulated Advocacy Services. Comments relating to the relevant questions in the consultation template are attached. We have a number of concerns about the draft regulations and draft statutory guidance and
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important that we’re prepared for all eventualities. Extreme temperatures, still air and humidity are unpleasant for many of us, sleepless nights, feeling sticky, feeling tired. But it can also be dangerous ... things we can do to keep ourselves cool, safe and well in extreme heat. As we get older our bodies are often slow to recognise our needs and at regulating our temperature. How to protect yourself in hot
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voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Department for Transport’s Accessibility Action Plan Consultation. Accessible ... tactile paving surfaces. We will then consider other recommendations and determine a way forward. We are supportive of Action1: we believe that it is vital that the built environment enables, rather than
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our policy experts have been through the detailed papers, and the parts relevant to older people are summarised in this paper. You can see the full Budget documents here: https://www.gov.uk/governmen ... Partnerships (STPs) currently undertaking major local transformation programmes. It is not yet clear where the funding will come from. In the past, the Government has honoured its commitments to increasing
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voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee’s Inquiry into Human ... 5. British citizens are still able to rely on their rights in the ECHR in domestic courts and can still take cases to the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, they are protected by the UN Convention
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... proportionately more trips by public transport (bus, coach and rail). Buses are the most popular form of public transport and they are used frequently. Thirty-nine percent of people over 60 take a bus at least
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respect. Older people are equal members of society and should not be subjected to ageist attitudes, stereotyping or conduct. However, negative attitudes towards older people and ageing are pervasive in our ... most other forms of discrimination, ageism is based on inaccurate stereotypes. These ageist attitudes are all too often reflected and amplified by the media. The effect of ageism is that older people frequently
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... have grouped comments under the chapter headings set out in the consultation document, highlighting where we have made responses to the specific questions posed. KEY POINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS • The starting
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. The Department of Health and Public Health England are currently seeking views on how to refresh the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). This framework
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significantly increased their numbers while overall, religious adherence has been in decline2. There are four different ways of measuring religiosity: based on loose cultural affiliation; based on ‘belonging’ ... third (30%) described themselves as ‘religious’ [Figure 1]. The perception is that, older people are more likely to have a religion. While that is true [Figure 4], it does not necessarily mean that people
