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org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 ... invited written evidence for its inquiry into home energy efficiency and demand reduction. Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe
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you should submit: An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages; A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role ... fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than two pages; The equalities monitoring form, this is not mandatory, but is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment
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Human Rights Act and what this means for each of us in our lives. The week-long campaign is coordinated by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and this year is supported by The British ... want to remind commissioners why good quality independent advocacy is essential to people in our communities. Advocacy Awareness Week is an opportunity to celebrate great advocacy and share stories about
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Contact: Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk 2 The Autumn Budget on 22 November was notable mainly for what it did not say, and in particular neither social care nor pensioners received a mention. However, ... alone in poor quality housing that is hard to heat. Unfortunately there was little in this Budget to cheer older people like these. “The extra funding for the NHS is welcome but we fear will do little
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org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is 207-221 Pentonville ... with expenditure reduced by 10 per cent. • Funding will be provided through a cash limited grant which is not expected to be ringfenced. • Schemes will be developed within broad parameters set out by Government
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experienced abuse or neglect. Legislation is an essential component of safeguarding adults; it has the capacity to set statutory duties and powers so that adult protection is undertaken effectively by all key ... established new structures for Safeguarding Boards. The abuse of older people is largely a ‘hidden problem’. We believe that there is the need to undertake a new research study on the prevalence of the abuse
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services to provide advocacy. The 2021 survey sought to understand what had changed over the intervening year, the present challenges and what had worked well in response to the pandemic. This report sets out ... disclosure to me which with her agreement I acted upon such that she is now in a safe place and no longer at risk.” The key take away from this is the significance for people of the face-to-face support they access
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and what we can do to protect our cognitive health in later life. As well as funding, we have worked with the researchers to summarise, interpret and translate their findings. A specific report is due ... about dementia. We feel that this is a good time for everyone in Age UK to catch up with the messages from the latest research on what dementia is, what it is not, and what can be done about it. We based
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accessibility and limited opening hours were problematic. One respondent said: ‘Closure of public toilets is pushing people out of traditional towns.’ Locked out of decision making Disappointingly, many ... access to public toilets, anti-social behaviour, and hazards for those with mobility issues add to the number who feel isolated and lonely.’ High levels of positivity about some services However, many older
