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Examples of OPP's Consultancy, Engagement & Facilitation Work

VotingAge

Designing and facilitating the work of Counsel and Care in working with a leadership group of older people to develop a manifesto for positive ageing leading up to the General Election including two national stakeholder events over the Winter 2007/08 and a national launch in March 2008. September 2007-March 2008Consultancy

Self Directed Support and Older People

Designing and facilitating a one day summit on self directed support and older people for the Individual Budget pilot programme, CSIP. May-July 2007

Support in building and developing strategic partnership arrangements for older people’s services and experiences across Local Authorities, NHS organisations, the Voluntary and Community Sector and commercial enterprises (e.g. Nottinghamshire, Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Camden)

Poster Project

A collaborative project which brought older people and nursing staff together to design a range of posters to communicate positive, strong messages of older people in hospital settings.  The ‘See the Person’ range of posters were printed by Help the Aged, and distributed to hospitals throughout England in Spring 2005.  The project was initiated and funded by the Department of Health and Help the Aged, and involved members of two Older People’s Strategy Groups in Poole and Bournemouth. OPP designed and facilitated the work including the engagement of older people in all stages of the work.   

Five Communities Engagement Initiative

was commissioned by Hampshire County Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) to work with five local communities, service providers and commissioners across South West Hampshire to create a shared vision of future services and support to promote the health, independence and wellbeing of older people.

Investigate!

A new project designed and commissioned from OPP by Help the Aged to work with and train a diverse group of older people to ‘audit’, record and report on their experiences of different goods and services throughout England

Supporting the implementation of the Single Assessment Process

And associated guidance (including Fair Access to Care Services) in Sheffield, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Cambridge (standard 2)

Exploring the nature of and strategies for combating age discrimination (standard 1) with Age Concern England and the King's Fund

Living Well in Later Life

The two day event and subsequent report undertaken with Help the Aged, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and BGOP with support from the Department of Health

Independent Living Review

Providing expert advice and support to the Office for disability Issues (ODI) Independent Living Review team on issues and priorities for improving the life chances of older disabled people. August 2006-November 2007.

Other

Much of OPP’s work includes facilitation of large and small scale events, meetings, planning sessions and research groups with older people and professionals in the public and voluntary sectors; and enabling the active participation of older people in these processes. Examples include:

  • A one day summit, involving around 150 people, to map a collective vision for improved mental health and wellbeing for older people across London (resulting in the Spotlight on London report).
  • Research groups with older people from the Bournemouth and Poole area who have been experiencing social isolation (run on behalf of the Social Exclusion Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) focused on gathering and feeding back views on issues related to exclusion, service provision and quality of life.
  • The Everyday Seminar Series in 2002-03 explored key issues, challenges and opportunities for improving services for older people, practitioners and local communities based around key themes and underpinning principles of the NSF.