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need to implement best practice4 to speed up the delivery of home adaptations and reduce waiting times to a minimum. • It is critical to protect funding for home adaptations, particularly through Disabled ... quality forms of extra care housing, to offer greater housing rights and control over care. At the same time we need consistent standards and stronger measures to protect residents from the potential withdrawal
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Agenda for Later Life 2015 is Age UK’s annual assessment of where we are now, and how public policy can help us to achieve our ambition. This summary sets out our policy priorities for the year ahead, which ... the challenges spelt out in this report are principally for the UK Government and Parliament. You can read the full report on Age UK’s website www.ageuk.org.uk/afll 3 Recent trends in Government policy
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life. Poor health is not, however, an inevitable part of ageing and there are a number of steps that can be taken throughout the life course, including in older age, to ensure we stay well and healthy for ... model of the integrated outcomes framework in Scotland or building upon National Voices’ series of ‘I statements’. We would recommend a greater emphasis on the longer-term vision for public health, which
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step in the right direction. The impact of the age regulations five years on 2 1. Five years on: what impact have the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations had? Background On 1 October 2006, the Employment ... positive impact of the Regulations. So on the fifth anniversary of the Regulations’ introduction, what impact have they had? Has the employment field for older workers been transformed, and have employers
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issues. Poor and inaccessible housing conditions can have profound implications for our ageing population. The design, location and condition of a home can impact on the ability of older people to live healthy ... change.2 Specialist retirement housing, including sheltered accommodation and extra-care housing, can offer basic support for many older people allowing them to live independently for longer within a safe
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Consultation Response The Duty of Quality Welsh 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 ... important that whether they are in receipt of internally or externally provided services, patients can feel confident in their quality. To maintain patient confidence and quality, resources should be allocated
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public about climate policies that will affect them and their communities is important so that people can share their views and lived experiences. We believe there should be a fair transition towards net ... that Welsh Government’s proposed actions to decarbonise homes must consider how fuel poor households can be supported to mitigate any risks that decarbonisation may present to low income and vulnerable households
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them, regardless of the views of others. There are various types of advocacy that people can access at different times, ranging from when they receive early intervention or preventative services through to ... authorities must arrange for the provision of an Independent Professional Advocate when a person can only overcome the barrier(s) to participate fully in the assessment, care and support planning, review
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Public Sector Equality Duty supported by the Welsh specific equality duties provide a framework that can assist public bodies to understand the needs of the ageing population and to ensure that decisions ... Act 2010, there is an outright ban on age discrimination in health and social care, although people can continue to be treated differently if there is objective justification. However, women aged over 70
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supported our work, who have opened up to the ideas and expertise within the GTAP team, who have given us time in their busy day to work with us on the development of an enormous amount of publications, resources ... Welsh Advocacy Conference, thank you. If you hadn’t all worked with us we couldn’t have achieved what we have. We have been challenged by many things during our work and together have found innovative
