Agenda item - Update from Local Older People's Organisations

Age UK (Brighton & Hove); Pensioner Action; Brighton & Hove Pensioners’ Forum

58.1 Kat Pearce told the meeting she would be continuing as Chief Executive Officer of Age UK Brighton & Hove for a further 6 months. She said the organisation was introducing a new advocacy service, focusing especially to help people with issues such as care providers, including discharge from hospital and care homes.

58.2 Sue Howley said to increase the impact of each monthly meeting, Pensioner Action was focussing on two key themes each time – one identified by older people themselves plus one other from neighbourhood groups.  Older carers would be the subject of this month’s meeting to be held in the Friends Meeting House on 24 July, 10.30 – 1pm plus concerns about booking appointments with GPs experienced by older people who cannot or do not apply on-line. The meetings were arranged jointly with Age UK Brighton& Hove, The Carers’ Centre and others.

58.3 The Pensioner magazine would be issued in July. Pensioner Action  would have a stand at People’s Day on 14 July.

58.4 A representative of the Pensioners’ Association said the next meeting - the morning of 10 July at Patching Lodge would include the regular ‘Have your say’ discussion. This was very effective in homing in on people’s concerns.