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Reports from Members, the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer

Plus Round-up. Verbal Updates.

Minutes:

23.1 Recent correspondence at item 25 was noted.

 

23.2 Mike Bojzcuk (MB) reported here would be a second meeting for any interested OPC member on palliative care (15 March 2-4 in Kings House) with Catherine Evans, University researcher. Catherine  is setting up a user group re: better quality of life and improved standards of care. A Job Description and further information would be circulated to all.

 

23.3 MB will attend a one-day session on the European Year of Active Ageing 2012 on 6 March in Europe House, London. Am session on Telehealth from Manchester City Council (an ‘Age-Friendly City’) and pm session on Active Ageing from Age UK. Tickets are available. Mike to take OPC leaflets. CV also interested to attend.

 

23.4 MB is working on publicity materials – can borrow ‘roll-ups’ for March public OPC meeting plus free A2 posters and leaflets to put around Jubilee Library.

 

23.5 MB has updated the OPC website with a campaign to make B&H an age-friendly city, based on WHO information. MB to e-mail to all with a website link

 

23.6 MB is producing a draft flier for March OPC meeting, to be distributed in The Pensioner magazine.

 

23.7 MB is contacting Youth Council re intergenerational initiatives (MvB to try to arrange)

 

23.8 Francis Tonks: Jim Baker is no longer at Age Concern. Kat Pearce is taking over as interim. A launch of joint Age UK and Age Concern with the Mayor is tomorrow, 22 Feb. FT Is meeting new Chair of Age UK with Sue Howley today.

 

23.9 Perter Terry: Attended a meeting on public toilets but disappointing turn-out. Would like to continue to work closely with Link on this. Kemp Town Carnival on 9th June; a fund-raising launch party is being held on Friday 24 Feb. at the Concorde.

 

23.10 Harry Steer: ‘Grey Matters’ broadcasting company – 4 broadcasts per month on older peoples matters. Jim Baker was a director and OPC would like to continue to maintain the connection with Age UK. He will speak to Kat Pearce today. (MB can parcel Grey Matters into a podcast on OPC website)

 

23.11 Penny Morley: would like to work locally with Francis eg any follow-up on the Level consultation. Asks if there are contact lists of older people and how to communicate better with older people. (28,000 older people are registered to vote, though there are 46,000 residents over 60 years old)

 

23.12 Colin Vincent: has been to Link steering groups including eg Care Quality Commission presentation on how complaints are monitored and gathering intelligence on care homes. Also on Locality and Transformation programme – setting up short-term rehabilitation for hospital leavers, to start in 2013. Could be a topic for a future OPC meeting. Planning permission has been granted for 99-room care home at corner of Carden Road/London Road. Re-emphasises that OPC should have a co-optee on each committee.

 

23.12 Val Brown: suggests raising again the idea of Older Peoples’ Day with Leader at 3 April meeting.

 

23.13 JW would like to work locally with Val and interested in being co-opted on Planning Committee

 

23.14 OPC would like a stall at People’s Day. But old screen large and unwieldy.

 

23.15 Head of Scrutiny Tom Hook asks for any outstanding expenses to be notified as soon as possible. It may be possible to buy more publicity material.

 


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