North East Forum on Ageing

Environmental and Climate-related Activities in 2024 / 2025

Community Foundation – Vital Signs Maximum Grant Size: £10,000 Closing Date: 31st March 2025 Location(s): Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland What is funding available for? The Community Foundation is aiming to allocate £500,000 in the 2024 / 2025 financial year to support organisations in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland to look after and enhance the […]

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Online tool for Long Covid support – NIHR

Information

Long Covid is a global public health problem affecting millions of people to varying degrees. In March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.9 million people were living with Long Covid in the UK. The tool is primarily aimed at people who may have Long Covid but are not currently accessing care,

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Travel buddy volunteers required

Appeal

What we need: volunteers to support people to learn to travel around South Tyneside and/or Gateshead. We want to enable people to access public transport and meet and walk to new areas with a view to increasing independence to travel without support when confident. Our ideal volunteers will have a friendly and positive outlook and

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Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England update

Information

Dozens of older people have taken calls for the creation of a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to the heart of Westminster in the latest phase of our campaign. Campaigners joined representative from the Centre for Ageing Better, Independent Age and Age UK, as well as from older person’s organisation the

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What does high quality care mean to you?

Appeal

Hi All, I would appreciate it if you could share the following with your networks. Public, patients and carers are being asked ‘what does high quality care mean to you?’ through a 10-minute survey that will help develop a new Quality Strategy for the region. The survey, which can be accessed here will help develop

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Providing a citywide approach to Menopause Support

Information

Next session: Tuesday 21st May 2024 (noon to 2pm) Menopause Educator: Sharon MacArthur Venue: Sir Thomas Allen Centre, Mill Hill Road, Doxford Park, Sunderland, SR3 2ND This is the first of 6 sessions AUKS that have booked with “Miss Menopause” over the next 6 months and we will holding them across the whole of Sunderland

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Stop Loan Sharks

Information

Stop Loan Sharks investigates and prosecutes illegal money lenders and provides support for borrowers in the UK. Who We Are The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) was set up in 2004. Initially created as a pilot scheme in Birmingham to investigate loan sharks it had such an impact on illegal money lending it received

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The Older People’s Advocacy Alliance

Reports

Key findings from OPAAL’s review of Local Authority website’s compliance with NICE Guidance NG227. It is very difficult to find a reference to independent advocacy for older people on the majority of Local Authority websites. It is highly unlikely that vulnerable older people, who may not know about advocacy, and in some instances may not

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Arnold Clark Community Fund

Funding

Maximum value: £2,500 (All payments will be made by BACS only to a bank account in the organisation’s name). Application deadline: 31st December 2024 Applications will be accepted from: To be eligible, applicants must: Registered charity applicants must provide their charity number, current bank statement and proof of address. Applicants from unregistered charities and community

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Centre for Aging better

Reports

Older people demand their voices are heard at Downing Street as they call for a Commissioner for older people. Representatives from Ageing Better join campaigners and colleagues from three other organisations to hand in a petition calling for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England. Find out more: Older people demand their voices

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