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proven as a factor. We also welcome the focus on training within this consultation. For clarity, it will be important that health care only having possibly been a factor is given a focus in training to ensure ... definitive list may not be possible owing to the differences in conditions and wider circumstances, it will be important for NHS bodies to have greater detail for training and procedures to ensure that cases
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wider economy, become widely known and removed from the workplace. As a result, the charity will develop its work in this area by: Rolling out its programme of age awareness training across Wales
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to them being more willing to engage with cold callers. Fraudsters prey on this by ‘grooming’ victims. 2. We are concerned that the proposed scope of cold call types to be banned will leave room for fraudsters ... a broader scope will be more effective, e.g. ‘inducements to release funds from retirement savings, including into bank accounts’. We think the most effective message to consumers will be that no reputable
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place to grow older 2 3 As we all live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will need to ensure that those who are less mobile or not ... Friendly Places are essential for our ageing population. By 2040, nearly 1 in 4 people in the UK will be over 65. The number of people over 85 – the fastest growing age group – is predicted to more than
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people. 5) We envisage that the new litigation strategy will build on the existing principles and criteria to set out a clear set of factors which will guide our decision-making process in relation to undertaking ... strategic priority issues listed under paragraph (c) in the current strategy are not sought as this list will not be included in the revised document. We are aiming to produce a revised strategy which is focused
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(VAWDASV) which can help with prevention and earlier intervention. Increased efforts in awareness raising will undoubtedly improve awareness but for older victim/survivors to come forward and disclose their experiences ... for advice and information. Many older people in Wales do not have access to the internet and some will have limited digital literacy4. Our ongoing program of engagement with older people has highlighted
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faster rate than the proportion of the population aged between 18 and 64 and this is a trend that will continue in coming decades. The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 292 ... fundamental imbalance between the two. Good quality social care can relieve the burden on the NHS, but this will require structures and budgets that permit effective joint working and focus on providing person-centred
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strategic approach to improving the availability of advocacy services to adults across Wales, and will guide and support local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Act. I would like to take this ... have a clear understanding and a clear vision of what effective independent professional advocacy will look like in practice. This framework provides an overarching vision based on the work done to date
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on commissioners’ ability to plan for and meet the needs of those that need services. Despite the will of staff and leaders to provide good quality care and support as envisaged through the Social Services ... family members or friends4, with estimates from Carers UK suggesting that a further 3.5 million carers will be needed by 2037 based on current demographic projections5. Informal care provided by friends and
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rather than one of six. It is also noted that responsibility for, and ownership of, service ratings will remain legally with CQC and reflect the regulator’s final judgement. Age UK’s response Age UK’s ... considerations. Service users and their families expect that a service with an ‘outstanding’ rating will be outstanding, not outstanding considering its miserably limited resources. In fact the extent to
