World first as champion for older people is appointed.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......powerful independent voice for older people in Wales. She told the Western Mail...effective action. There are more older people in Wales proportionately than in other...under the Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act specifically includes...

'You have sought the opinion of older people and we know you are...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......created by The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006. My role is underpinned...awareness of the interests of older people in Wales and of the need to safeguard...estimated that an alarming 6% of older people in Wales have experienced some form...

Closing generation gap is important for our success; Gwenda Thomas...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the strategy for older people in Wales is set to build...treatment to all. For older people this is particularly...implications of an ageing Wales is not a quick fix...carried out across Wales to ensure that older people receive respect...

Wales to appoint Commisioner for Older People.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 8, 2004 ;     679 words ......SHIPTON Western Mail Wales is likely to become...Commissioner for Older People, it was confirmed...Queen's Speech. 'Wales has more than half-a-million older people, proportionately...responsibility for older people, said the Commissioner...for the rights of older ...

Older and wiser - and determined to be involved in changing society; In...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  June 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......hearing loud and clear from older people all over Wales. I took up the role of Older...There are more than 600,000 older people in Wales today, and aswe are living...there are at least 50,000 older people in Wales who want to work but lack...

New voice for older people in Wales

South Wales Evening Post;  January 7, 2008 ;     282 words ...Wales's new Commissioner for Older People has declared she is here...but that doesn't mean that older people in Wales have no difficulties to face...champion the interests of older people," he said. "Wales is widely recognised as a...

Commissioner outlines hopes for older people.(News)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  January 7, 2008 ;     384 words ......listen to what older people have to say and...There are more older people in Wales proportionately...m delighted that Wales is leading the...Commission for Older People. The Welsh Assembly...Institute of Blind in Wales, will be the first...the interests of ...

Elderly's influence over our lives not always appreciated; Gwenda Thomas...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 15, 2008 ;     543 words ......HAVE a higher proportion of older people in Wales than anywhere else in the...momentum and ensure that older people in Wales continue to see the benefits...the valuable contribution older people in Wales make within their communities...

Standing up for older people.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ......commissioner who will speak up for older people across Wales. On March 22, a draft Bill for a Commissioner for Older People in Wales was launched in Westminster...better reflect the needs of older people. Wales has a higher number of older...

Letter: Key step in helping Wales' older people.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 18, 2008 ;     205 words ......over the Commissioner for Older People in Wales has sparked a great deal...creation of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales and we welcome Ruth Marks...safeguarding the interests of older people across Wales. We feel this is a crucial...

Older people need a powerful voice... I intend to be that voice.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......promote the over-60s. She said, Older people in Wales need a powerful voice and...Department of Health found older people in Wales were more likely to suffer...social care services for older people in Wales, where currently the quality...

'Better government for older people' network.

M2 Presswire;  February 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Better government for older people' network (C)1994-2000...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10022000 Older people across Britain are to...members will meet with older people this spring in a series...Better Government for Older People programme's Network, a...15 February: ...

Older people to press their views at two-day campaigning conference.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 27, 2006 ;     324 words ......tomorrow. One hundred older people from across Wales will attend the Looking...has angered a lot of older people, and the state of the NHS in Wales is a real cause of...contact point for older people from all over Wales to meet, discuss and...

Power to the older people

Evening News - Scotland;  April 7, 1999 ;     238 words ......May and November. He told a conference of older people in Basildon, Essex: "This ambitious programme...wants to listen to the concerns and ideas of older people. "The events will help us set priorities for...and shape our policies to meet the needs of older people." Mr Timms and ...

The grey revolution; An increasing number of older people are now spurning...

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the Prince of Wales's initiative for...the UK in helping older people consider the option...growing number of older people in Wales starting businesses...show that, at 47%, Wales has the highest percentage of older people within the UK undertaking...