Although it's recognised that health problems generally increase with age, ill health and disability should not be an inevitable consequence of growing older in Aberdeen City.
Our shared vision is "Working with you to make Aberdeen a great place to grow old and flourish, by maximising choice and promoting independence."
The launch of this consultation, which coincides with the United Nations "International Day of Older Persons" offers people the opportunity to give feedback on what is important to them and to help to shape our services for the future. We are asking the people of Aberdeen, older people, patients, service users, carers, citizens and professionals to respond and give feed back on our proposed commissioning priorities.
In our consultation we have looked at what older people have already told us they need from health and social care. We have focused on outcomes and how these can be achieved by working together in partnership, linking with the Single Outcome Agreement themes of:
Healthier, Safer & Stronger, Wealthier & Fairer, Smarter, Greener, Best value and making best use of resources
You can find a copy of the consultation document and questionnaire at:
Aberdeen City Council website:
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/council_government/consultations/cst_CurrentConsultation.asp
NHS Grampian website:
http://www.nhsgrampian.org/nhsgrampian/gra_display_hospital.jsp?pContentID=568&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&
Community Planning Partnership Aberdeen (incorporating ACVO) website:
http://www.communityplanningaberdeen.org.uk/Internet/Consultations/ConsultationsIntro.asp
In addition to this we have developed an electronic questionnaire, which is available on survey monkey to capture people's views:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Joint_Commissioning_Strategy_for_Older_People
Watch this space...
We hope to engage stakeholders and to capture their views on the content of our consultation draft and get responses to the questions asked in the document in order to inform the development of our long term strategy document consistent with our shared vision. We are arranging a series of consultation events, the first of which will be on Monday, 29 October 2012 at the Beach Ballroom from 9 am till 12:30 pm. If you wish to attend please contact 01224 523135 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or write to us at the address below.
The consultation period will be from 28th September 2012 until 9 November 2012.
If you have any questions about the proposed consultation please contact:
Dorothy Askew or Kennedy Nelson
Planning & Development Manager(s) (Joint Commissioning)
Social Care & Wellbeing
Business Hub 8
1st Floor North
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AB
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
01224 52(2856) or 01224 52(2047)
