Age Friendly draft Strategy & Action Plan p4
4. Process and Implementation
4.1 Strategy Development Process
The diagram below outlines the approach undertaken in development of the Age Friendly strategy and action plan for MEABC to ensure a user informed process:
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Stage 1 Agreement on: |
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Stage 2 Establishing the baseline |
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| Consultations: Survey with older MEA residetns Council officers |
Stakeholders: |
Stategic Context: World Health Organisation MEA Community Plan |
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Stage 3 Survey analysis |
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Stage 4 Develop and implement Age Friendly Strategy & Action Plan for MEA |
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Stage 5a Action plan |
Stage 5b Annual review of Action Plan |
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4.2 Implementing the Strategy
Council’s role in strategy implementation is that of civic facilitator, co-ordinating Age Friendly actions through a multi-agency Affiliation.
Whilst this may result in Council having the role of chair or co-chair of the Affiliation, it will not be the sole delivery body and will work with all members as equal partners with responsibility for making an Age Friendly borough possible.
The action plan underpinning the strategy is the key driver for establishing commitment to an Age Friendly borough from a range of local and regional organisations and agencies and for collectively delivering improvements in the provision and co-ordination of services to support older people in response to local needs.
The action plan will be a collaborative and responsive process subject to ongoing reflection, review by the Affiliation itself and with input from older person engagement and, as necessary, adaptation.
The Age Friendly Affiliation
Creating Age Friendly communities involves older residents, local groups, community and voluntary sector, health partners, statutory agencies and businesses working together.
The role of the proposed Age Friendly Affiliation is that of directing the Age Friendly agenda across Mid and East Antrim, taking ownership of the Age Friendly strategy and action plan.
This model provides for all stakeholders in the Age Friendly sector to combine their collective skills, experiences and energy in taking forward Age Friendly actions in a strategic and co-ordinated manner, avoiding duplication and adding value to the sector at every opportunity.
Terms of Reference will establish clear roles and responsibilities of members and be subject to review within the period of the action plan.
Implementation will also be in line with Mid and East Antrim’s Community Plan to ensure consistency with Community Planning outcomes; as far as possible indicators will reflect those used for measuring Community Plan progress.
Regular consultation with stakeholders including PHA and NHSCT in addition to older people themselves (for example via MEAAP and an Older Persons Forum) will be undertaken to ensure ownership of the strategy and action plan, affording the ability to address any issues which may arise during implementation.
Regard will also be taken of any work being undertaken at a regional level which can provide direction, consistency and opportunities for collaboration that will ultimately ensure the best local decisions and maximise resources for local delivery outcomes.
The strategy and action plan process commenced with a baseline assessment in order to understand the current situation and identify those areas where future resources and energy should be focused.
This baseline assessment considered the eight World Health Organisation (WHO) Age Friendly domains (see below), consulting with older people and stakeholders across the public, community and voluntary sectors with a remit/responsibility for older people in addition to a review of both the policy and socio-economic environment. A baseline assessment is fundamental to developing an Age Friendly model, guiding actions, informing service delivery and supporting partnership working over the coming years.