The Blackburn with Darwen Older People's Partnership is responsible for developing and implementing an Older People's Strategy and Action Plan and for monitoring the National Service Framework for Older People.

Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen is responsible for co-ordinating the Partnership and for ensuring that it works effectively to meet the needs of local older people.

The Older People's Strategy is a wide ranging document covering all aspects of the lives of older people – housing, leisure, education, work, transport, health and social care.  It aims to remind local service commissioners and providers of the role older people play in society, the contribution they make and the needs they have.

The National Service Framework for Older People sets out 10 programmes relating to health and social care, with targets for local services.

The Partnership’s current members are:

• Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
• Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust 
• East Lancashire Hospitals Trust 
• Lancashire Care Trust 
• The Older Peoples Forum 
• Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen
• The Pension Service

Click here for a leaflet providing more details of the Partnership’s role.

Older Peoples Strategy

During the summer of 2007 over 500 local older people provided feedback as to what the issues that are important to them are and what priorities the Partnership and the Strategy should have.  The Blackburn with Darwen Older People's Strategy was formally launched on 26^th November 2007, when almost 100 local older people and professionals attended an event to begin the Action Planning process.

Click here for a copy of the Strategy document.

Action Planning

We are now in the process of drawing up an action plan that will help deliver the Strategy and to develop local services to improve the lives of older people.

If you would like to be kept informed of developments, events and consultation related to this or the wider work of the Older People's Partnership click here. 

Newsletter

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