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Question 1 Is the Guidance on when the Duty of Candour applies clear? - Yes. Please provide any comments or further explanation (in particular if response is no). We believe the guidance is largely clear ... the confirmation within the guidance that health care may have been a factor in an adverse outcome, rather than having to be proven as a factor. We also welcome the focus on training within this consultation
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Government January 2023 Question 1 Is the Guidance clear on what we are trying to achieve with NHS bodies through the introduction of the Duty of Quality? - Yes The guidance is clear in setting out the intentions ... older people have a strong interest in ensuring that the duty of quality is met by NHS bodies and Welsh Ministers. Wales has the oldest population in the UK; therefore, demand for provision is uniquely high
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How to make your Age UK dementia friendly A guide to making mainstream services accessible to people with dementia Introduction We wrote this guide to offer guidance and inspiration to any local Age ... that local Age UKs can make their mainstream services more friendly to people living with dementia. It is based on our experience of working with more than 70 local Age UKs from 2012–2015 as part of the Dementia
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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 House1-6 ... About this consultation This consultation seeks views on consumers’ and businesses’ expectations for what the Post Office network should look like and how it should be operated. The current funding agreement
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Age Cymru Advice Statement of Service What we do .Age Cymru Advice provides an information and advice service to older people, their carers and families in Wales on a range of issues including: W elfare ... and opportunities to engage in new activitiesWe also provide a gateway to our national and local partner servicesin your areaThe service is free, independent and confidential and we w on’t pass your details
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affected by inequality have also been those most negatively affected by the pandemic. A core tenet of advocacy is to redress inequality so that people’s rights are upheld and that they are respected as ... diagnosis they may have. Advocacy has a vital role in improving people’s health and wellbeing that must not be overlooked. This report brings together findings from a survey, carried out in June 2020, of
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ranged from 50 to 99, with 42% aged 70 or over, 66% are female and 33% are male, 26% are living with a disability, 3% described their ethnicity as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), and 4% identified ... were part of a shielded group and 51% were self-isolating. We’re grateful to the 1128 older people who took the time to answer our call and provide us with this evidence. The feedback is honest, stark
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ranged from 50 to 99, with 42% aged 70 or over, 66% are female and 33% are male, 26% are living with a disability, 3% described their ethnicity as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), and 4% identified ... were part of a shielded group and 51% were self-isolating. We’re grateful to the 1128 older people who took the time to answer our call and provide us with this evidence. The feedback is honest, stark
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needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely gave us any time alone ... such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up about being a lesbian after so many years of hiding. She didn’t push but she gave plenty of positive messages that she didn’t have a problem
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the growing cost of living in recent years, which has made it harder for people of all ages to live a healthy and independent lifestyle. This in turn has had an effect on the NHS, placing greater pressure ... pressure on services that are already struggling to clear the backlog of cases from the pandemic.1 It is now more urgent than ever that effective preventative services and health interventions are provided
