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Working together to reduce harm: delivery plan (2016-18): consultation document
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Sets out how the Welsh Government, the NHS and other organisations will tackle the impact of substance misuse, including continuing to reduce the number of drug and alcohol-related deaths. The new plan focuses on a number of key measures, including raising awareness of the potentially lethal consequences of using new psychoactive substances more commonly known as ‘legal highs’, steroid and image enhancing drugs and risky drinking behaviours by older people. The plan also sets out measures to reduce the stigma of those looking for help with their substance misuse issues. It covers initiatives to: reduce the inappropriate use of prescription-only medicines and over-the-counter medicines; reduce the transmission of blood borne viruses among people with substance misuse issues; ensure appropriate referrals are made quickly to substance misuse services from primary and secondary care services and other relevant professionals; ensure people with alcohol-related brain damage are supported effectively; prevent homelessness and help people with substance misuse problems sustain tenancies; ensure substance misuse co-occurring with mental health problems is managed effectively; increase the availability of recovery-oriented substance misuse services; and improve the long-term outcomes of those affected by substance misuse through access to employment and education. The closing date for responses to the consultation on the delivery plan is 30 March 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
A framework for delivering integrated health and social care for older people with complex needs: consultation document
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Wales already has a higher proportion of people aged over 85 than the other countries of the United Kingdom, and is likely to rise further in the next decade. This framework for integrated health and social care summarises the relevant policy and key principles; and provides clear definitions. It sets out the Welsh Government’s expectations for how all the different partners need to develop and deliver integrated health and social care services, not as something extra but as the normal way of working. It identifies what the evidence indicates as the core requirements on which to base local planning and delivery; and states the outcome-based indicators that will help establish the present baseline position and measure progress. In all, care delivery must be aimed at achieving improved user and patient care through better co-ordination of services; and the the recipient will have a greater say and more control over the care received. Responses to this consultation are required by 31 October 2013. (Edited publisher abstract)
National action plan to prevent the abuse of older people: a consultation on actions the Welsh Government will take to prevent the abuse and neglect of older people in Wales
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This consultation document seeks views on proposed actions the Welsh Government will take to prevent the abuse and neglect of older people in Wales. The Government is clear that abuse or neglect in any form against older people will not be tolerated. This includes financial scams, physical and mental abuse and neglect. Age does not diminish an individual's right to live with dignity and respect. The Action Plan sets out a series of measures which the Welsh Government will put in place across Government to ensure that older people are protected from all types of abuse, and to prevent them from being at risk of abuse. It builds upon much good work done under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, and the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015. This plan has three overarching themes: 1. Older people are supported to live independently and with dignity and are able to access relevant support from safeguarding services where they are at risk of abuse or neglect; 2. Older people experiencing domestic abuse or sexual violence are able to access relevant support from Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) services when required; 3. Older people receiving care and support are protected from becoming at risk of abuse or neglect. This consultation closes on 17 October 2022. (Edited publisher abstract)
Together for Mental Health delivery plan: 2016-19: consultation document
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 31
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A consultation on the delivery plan of the Welsh Government’s strategy to improve mental health and well-being, for the period 2016-19. The strategy consists of five chapters and is underpinned by 18 outcomes which are set out in this document. Strategy outcomes and delivery plan priority areas have been mapped against the goals of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015). The priority areas identified in the delivery plan are: all children have the best possible start in life, enabled by giving parents / care-givers the support they need; all children and young people are more resilient and better able to tackle poor mental well-being when it occurs; children and young people experiencing mental health problems get better sooner; people at working age are more resilient and better able to tackle poor mental well-being when it occurs; people with mental health problems, their families and carers are treated with dignity and respect; services meet the needs of the diverse population of Wales; people with a mental health problem have access to appropriate, evidence based and timely services; people of all ages experience sustained improvement to their mental health and well-being through access to positive life chances; Wales is a ‘Dementia Friendly Nation’; the quality of life for older people is improved, particularly through addressing loneliness and isolation. The consultation closes on 4 April 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)