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are your reasons for your answer to question 1? Our view is that this offers a positive vision to work towards – one that acknowledges the social impact of suicide and self-harm and that emphasises the ... encourage a more person-centred approach to tackling these issues, as people and organisations who already work with vulnerable individuals on specific issues (e.g., disability, substance misuse, homelessness)
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interpreted and implemented by local authorities3. As such, it is also an important document for those working in the field of homelessness and has been used extensively in the production of this factsheet (references ... and your partner continue to ensure that rent and mortgage payments are made while a settlement is worked out. A local authority can say you made yourself ‘intentionally homeless’ if you lose your home because
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‘amendments and updates to putting things right’ guidance to assist with embedding procedures in everyday working practice. Is the flowchart at Annex A, a useful tool for determining whether the Duty has been ... communication contributes to negative experiences.3 It is important that NHS bodies carefully consider what works for patients in written communications and make changes to existing systems. Question 26 Do
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‘amendments and updates to putting things right’ guidance to assist with embedding procedures in everyday working practice. Is the flowchart at Annex A, a useful tool for determining whether the Duty has been ... communication contributes to negative experiences.3 It is important that NHS bodies carefully consider what works for patients in written communications and make changes to existing systems. Question 26 Do
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adequately protected. It is essential that doctors, nursing staff, social workers and care assistants working with older trans clients always obtain their permission before discussing their situation with other ... potential concerns. 5.2. There are very limited employment opportunities for older trans people of working age due to a combination of age and transgender discrimination. As a direct result of having been
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different households in order to reach an acceptable standard of living, as seen in the extensive work by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.iv Self-reported measures - people are asked how well off they consider ... which documents the daily struggles of coping on a low income. Our report found that participants worked incredibly hard to manage financially. They kept a close eye on their budget and managed their resources
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funders of the study. 3The Way We Pay Foreword Age UK is here for 14 million people aged over 60, working for a better life today and tomorrow. We give information and advice to over 5 million people in ... or perceived as safe. 2 Higher-value person-to-person payments, e.g. paying a tradesperson for work in the home or reimbursing a carer for shopping. 3 Regular payments, e.g. utility bills. 4 Irregular
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that a consumer has not understood, mention of medication. The financial services sector is also working on similar issues and the Financial Conduct Authority’s Occasional Paper on Consumer Vulnerability7 ... support for the principle of sharing vulnerability data across multiple utilities and, indeed, current work on this by Citizens Advice and the UK Regulators Network. Given low consumer awareness of PSRs and
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prevalent in people over 85 and the total numbers are likely to grow substantially in the coming years. Work carried out by Age UK has identified frailty as an important risk factor for low mood and depression ... improvement in mental wellbeing using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Some of this work continued under the banner of fit for the future. Similar improvements were noted with almost 40%
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would caution healthcare professionals when working with this statement against using a medical definition of frailty with their patients. In our collaborative work with the British Geriatric Society and Britain ... elicit strong negative reactions due to an association with a loss of independence and end of life. The work instead found that people prefer to frame their needs in more ‘everyday’ terms, e.g. as not recovering
