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Demographic Change and social
Isolation
Ageing Well in Wales
A focused innovative response
©2012
• Age friendly communities
• Dementia supportive
communities
• Prevention of Falls
• Employment and skills
2013- highlights
• Engagement events held in March with
service professionals
• Application for “star ratings” submitted to
EC using OPS
• Partner in seven country bid for reducing
Falls
• Lead applicant for international conference
on Falls 2014
• Presenting at Conference in Birmingham in
July on dementia case studies.
2013- highlights
• Linda Davies joined team from PHW
• Leading the formation of a EC virtual
network on dementia supportive
Communities for EC ( nine countries)
• Celtic Innovation Partnership linked to
British Irish Council.
• Presenting in May at Age Platform Europe
Conference
• Dublin Declaration on AFC In June
• Star Ceremony July 1st – video clip
2013
• ALL WALES ACTIVITY through THEMATIC
NETWORKS
• INCLUSIVE WITH ACTION - BIG AND
SMALL
• SETTINGS – A RANGE
• REAL IMPACT BASED ON OLDER PEOPLE
VIEWS
• RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WITH LINK
RESEARCHERS
2013
• BUILD ON all EXISTING INNOVATION
• NATIONAL CALL FOR COMITTMENTS
• REFERENCEGROUPS TO HELP
ADVISE
• THEMATIC NETWORKS
• EVALUATION TO INCLUDE LIFE
STORIES
2013
NATIONAL CALL FOR COMMITMENTS
• NOT A CALL FOR FUNDING!!!!!!!!
• WAY OF OPENING UP ENGAGEMENT AND
HARNESSING INNOVATION
• QUICK AND EASY TO IDENTIFY PARTNERS
• WILL FORM MEMBERSHIP OF NETWORKS
• SPECIALIST FACILITATION SECURED
EC ENGAGEMENT
• EIP CANDIDATE REFERENCE
SITE.2012
• LEAD FOR DEMENTIA SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITIES SUB GROUP FOR D4.
2013
• Action Group meetings June
supported by BJF and PHW
• SO AGEING WELL NOW A BRAND
FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION
A CELTIC
INNOVATION
PARTNERSHIP
Benefits:
• A strategic forum to share experience
learning and action in a more systematic
way ( hard things)
• Support each other for implementation
• Create our own market place for
developing collaborative bids
A CELTIC
INNOVATION
PARTNERSHIP
MOU with Irish Republic ( signed in June)
Northern Ireland committed ( Feb 2013)
Wales leading a bid for capacity
Scotland Discussions in May
Brittany and Galicia discussions in May
Other links: British Irish Council ongoing
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WELL
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OLDER PEOPLE
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THANKS!