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purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks e-mail: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House ... www.ageuk.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
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Mental wellbeing and independence for older people Consultation on draft NICE quality standard (QS10008) Ref: 2216 Date: July 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Léa Renoux Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being ... field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make
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individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being ... field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make
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spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of older people. Dr Lis Boulton from Age UK explores the barriers that older people may experience in accessing mental health services, and Sam Young at Age Cymru describes ... mental health and wellbeing. Laura Tipper of Veterans NHS Wales provides an overview of the specialised priority service to improve the mental health and wellbeing of veterans. Claire Morgan and Jane Healey
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so far from Age Cymru By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, June 2020 The onset of Covid 19 was swift and severe, affecting the whole of society; but with the risk of the disease increasing with age, there ... distancing and many older people received shielding letters. With the world turning upside down, seemingly overnight, many older people and their families became anxious. Will I be able to go out and buy food
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John Williams John is Emeritus Professor of Law having enjoyed a long and distinguished career at Aberystwyth University between 1975 and 2018, primarily researching into the human rights of older people. ... people accessing health and social care. He also undertook extensive research on older prisoners, the design of care homes, international law and ageing, and domestic abuse and older people. In addition
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Volunteering role: Tai Chi Instructor and Nordic Walking Instructor and Leader Why did you want to volunteer with Age Cymru? To give something back to the community via a charitable organisation. What ... difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I find volunteering fulfilling both physically and mentally as a positive means of occupying spare ‘retired’ time that has become available. What do you
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sample size, the main reasons cited for considering taking the cash lump sum are for health, enjoyment and bequests, which provides an indication of people’s motivations. 2. Introduction Since April 2015 ... consumer behaviour at the point of, or in the run up to, retirement has developed over the past year and indicates a desire to use the pension freedoms, much less is known about older people’s attitudes to
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dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s voluntary sector for many years and has a particular interest ... interest in race and ethnicity in the sector. She is currently a post-doctoral research intern at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. Jill Manthorpe is Director of the Social
