Darparu gwybodaeth a chyngor ar faterion sy’n effeithio ar bobl dros 50 oed yng Nghymru. Providing free, confidential and expert advice on matters affecting the over 50s in Wales. www.agecymru ... i’n gwasanaethau lleol. Mae’n bosib cael cymorth wyneb i wyneb trwy partneriaid Age Cymru lleol, a lle yn bosib mae ymweliadau cartref ar gael i unigolion sydd angen cymorth ychwanegol neu fwy arbenigol
good and remaining as independent as possible are of vital importance to everyone in Wales. All older people should be supported to make informed choices about maintaining and improving their health and independence ... reviewed to ensure that they target older audiences in the most appropriate way and through the most relevant channels. The Welsh Government must ensure that people across Wales have equitable access to the
London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... the scope for a new category of defined ambition (DA) pensions to complement the defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) models that currently predominate and proposals for a new regulatory
Advocacy Newsletter Issue No 2 January 2021 Happy New Year to you all HOPE project news Staffing update The HOPE project has seen a couple of organisational changes recently. Deiniol Jones who started ... started with the project as the Volunteer Co-ordinator for Cardiff & Vale has changed roles to that of Advocacy Development Officer for Cardiff & Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Sara Timothy who joined as
1 Consultation response to ‘Residential Property Management Services: An update paper on the market study’ Competition and Markets Authority Ref: 1914 Date: September 2014 Name: Joe Oldman ... London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267
people to be informed, heard and involved 2 3 Introduction The Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) issued under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20142 (“the Act”) placed a requirement ... authorities to arrange provision of an Independent Professional Advocate (IPA) to facilitate the involvement of individuals in certain circumstances3. The aim is to help them overcome barriers to participating
Philip Hammond delivered his first and last ‘Spring’ Budget on 8 March (as Budgets will in future take place in the Autumn). In a document that was light on surprises, most of the key points having been well-signalled ... set out in our report The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017, is now not only failing to meet the needs of increasing numbers of older people (1.2 million at our latest count), but also having
support they receive in the aftermath, are critical determinants of their long-term recovery and return to a reasonable quality of life. We regularly read articles in the media about ‘bed blocking’ and hear ... Sometimes there seems to be a tendency to blame the patients, it being implied that some older people and their families are ‘choosing’ to remain in hospital, thereby denying hospital care to others who are in
recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has been reviewing availability ... funding Projects, to the start of the newly commissioned Independent Professional Advocacy services implemented under the new advocacy requirement within the Act. Advocacy Counts 6 provides a snapshot of the
Square London WC1H 9NB T 020 8765 7200 F 020 8765 7211 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... Consultation response 2 The government is proposing to abolish the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC). The Public Bodies Bill requires the government to consult before abolishing public bodies. This consultation