Taking OPG into the future: A summary of our 2018 stakeholder events
Jan Sensier, OPG's deputy director of strategy and corporate services, talks about how OPG is planning to further develop its services over the next few years.
Future planning
Lasting powers of attorney: a powerful tool and an important choice
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Shaun Elliott, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Digital, Future planning, General, Guidance, health and welfare, lasting power of attorney, LPA, Mental Capacity Act
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is the only way that someone can choose who they trust to manage their affairs if they lose mental capacity and aren’t able to do so themselves.
Championing LPAs in Thurrock
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Ian Evans, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Carers, Digital, Future planning, General, Guidance, lasting power of attorney, LPA
This month Ian Evans, Director at Thurrock Coalition, discusses how partnership working has helped to increase applications of lasting power of attorneys (LPAs).
Why are Lasting Powers of Attorney important for carers?
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Giles Meyers, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Carers, Future planning, General, Guidance, health and welfare, LPA
This month Giles Meyers, Interim CEO at Carers Trust, discusses the importance of LPAs for carers.
The need for clear, accessible information for older people in Wales
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Sarah Rochira, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Future planning, General, Guidance, LPA
This month Sarah Rochira, the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, discusses the importance of accessing information and guidance on lasting power of attorneys (LPAs).
Supporting decision making - Mental Capacity Action Day 2017
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Ilora Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Posted on:
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Future planning, General, Guidance, Mental Capacity Act, Supervision
If you want to see a day when the professionals and those on the receiving end of mental capacity come together, it happened last Monday (27 February) at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
Planning for the future – meeting the needs of our ageing population
On 14 December 2016 we held our second event for stakeholders and partners, with the theme ‘Planning for the future – meeting the needs of our ageing population’.
Ten common mistakes made when creating an LPA
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Caroline Amos, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Digital, Future planning, Guidance, LPA, Solicitors
At OPG, we receive a large number of lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms from solicitors on behalf of their clients. Around 15% of these have errors of various kinds
Why do people plan ahead?
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Usha Grieve, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Future planning, General, Guidance, health and welfare
We're always interested to understand what motivates people to plan ahead for a time when they can't make decisions for themselves. In the second in our series of blogs featuring other organisations we work with, Usha Grieve from Compassion in …