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Ball Page 14 A volunteer-led advocacy service for vulnerable older people in Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor Mark Llewellyn ... – to be able to choose the life I want to live.” “Control – to try and retain control of my life for as long as I possibly can.” “We cannot see what will happen in the future, whether this is losing your
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Payment Systems Regulation: Call for Inputs Ref: 0314 April 2014 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Lucy Malenczuk lucy.malenczuk@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London
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Creating an age friendly Wales Advocacy Counts 5 A review of advocacy services for older people in Wales November 2016 1 1. Contents 1. Contents 2 2. Acknowledgements 3 3. Executive Summary 4 4. Introduction ... National Outcomes Framework for Advocacy 18 Useful reports and documents 19 7. Analysis 21 Advocacy services funded specifically for older people in Wales 21 Advocacy services for a wider client group but
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financial guidance review: Proposal for consultation Ref: 1716 June 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Contact: Lucy Malenczuk Lucy.Malenczuk@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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As local authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of ... authorities will be bracing themselves for the worst this autumn, as the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review reveals the extent of the cuts to local government spending. Many councils are already working
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starting point for individuals and organisations that are interested in working to become dementia friendly. The guide also has a wide range of links and resources which will be useful for those interested ... interested in developing wellbeing programmes for people with dementia. The resources highlighted here are by no means exhaustive but were frequently requested and used as part of the programme. 2 3 Age UK
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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 by an exception ... designed to address disadvantage experienced by a particular age group or good reason can be shown for the differential treatment ('objective justification'). The ban is introduced under the Equality
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information about later life for trans people. It is intended to provide information and advice and does not offer any opinions or views on the subject matter. The focus is on growing older for people who have transitioned ... factsheet covers a range of legal, financial and social care considerations and details of where to go for further information and support. Terminology used by trans people to describe their experiences and
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the problem 14 The causes of ill health 17 The impact of multiple illnesses 22 Taking responsibility for action on prevention 24 Making every contact count 26 Time to act 27 References We work together ... to better influence health and social care policy, with the aim of improving the care and support for the 15 million people we collectively represent. Our work is focused on five themes: • Co-ordinated
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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. ... the Review. It identifies a series of potential remedies to address the issues identified, and asks for feedback on these and the findings more generally. Key points and recommendations Age UK welcomes
