On this page:

Who are we?

What we do together?

Our meeting dates and papers

News

Who to contact

Who are we?

Our Chair

  • Colin Williams, Director of Transformation, Adult and Culture Services, Newcastle City Council 

Our Vice Chair

  • Mary Nicholls, Chair of Elders Council of Newcastle

 Other Members:

  • Bill Ions, Dorothy Ternent and Vera Bolter from Elders Council of Newcastle
  • Julia Young, Newcastle Primary Care Trust
  • Bernard Garner, Chief Executive, Nexus
  • Lynn Johnson, Chief Executive, Age UK Newcastle
  • Graham Armitage, Programme Director - Campus for Ageing and Vitality Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University
  • Glenda Cook, Reader in Gerontological Nursing, Northumbria University
  • Neil Scott, Director of Tenancy Services, Your Homes Newcastle
  • Chris Drinkwater, Trustee, HealthWORKS
  • People who are in routine attendance at our meetings
  • Barbara Douglas, Strategic Director, Quality of Life Partnership
  • Fran O'Brien, Project Manager, Quality of Life Partnership

What do we do together?

We are responsible for providing strategic leadership to improve the wellbeing of older people and to address the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.

We are working to develop a shared understanding of local need in relation to older people, drawing on statistical information, research and stakeholder feedback.  We are responsible for developing the older people’s section of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

We are responsible for the implementation of Newcastle’s Older People’s Strategy – Everyone’s Tomorrow.

For further information on our role, please see our Terms of Reference.

Our meeting dates and papers

Please click on the date below for the meeting you would like the minutes for, or to view the upcoming agendas where this is already available.

Date

Time

25 February 2010 

2pm – 4pm

22 April 2010 

2pm – 4pm

24 June 2010 

2pm – 4pm

23 September 2010 

2pm – 4pm (No papers, informal meeting)

2 December 2010 

2pm – 4pm (Cancelled)

6 January 2011

2.30pm – 4.00pm

24 February 2011

2pm – 4pm

9 May 2011

10am – 12 noon

23 June 2011

2pm – 4pm

22 September 2011

2pm – 4pm

24 November 2011

2pm – 4pm

If you are interested in observing the Older People Strategic Board meetings, or any other meeting, you are welcome to do so, although we would prefer prior arrangement is made.  Find out more on this on our FAQs page.

News

October 2010 news

December 2010 news

February 2011 news

April 2011 news 

December 2011

Who to contact

For all queries about the Older People’s Strategic Board, please contact Barbara Douglas, Coordinator, at barbara.douglas@qualityoflife.org.uk.  Alternatively, for general enquiries, you can contact us at wellbeing@newcastle.gov.uk