Harold Jones Chair, Birmingham Advisory Council of Older People BACOP

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Harold JonesChair, Birmingham Advisory Council
of Older People (BACOP)
birmingham advisory
council of older people
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The Plan for Birminghams Older People Summary
of Recommendations

• User Involvement
• Promoting Independence
• Community Safety
• Support to Carers
• Appropriate Care
• Transport
• Partnership
• Benefits Uptake
• Housing

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Who Serves on BACOP?

• Representatives of each local Older Peoples
  Forums
• West Midlands Pensioners Convention
• Senior Citizens Forum
• Search Team
• Older Peoples Reference group
• Age Concern
• Help the Aged
• Minority Ethnic Bodies
• Specialist Groups (e.g. Carers, Mental Health,
  Disabilities,GPs, Academic Research)

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Where is BACOP Represented?

• Quadrant Meetings of the Partnership Board for
  Older People
• Liaison with Lead officers of
• Community Safety Partnership Team
• Transport Operations
• Benefits and Income Maximisation
• Housing Department
• Sport leisure
• Birmingham Partnership Board for Older People
• Birmingham Health Partnership

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BACOP Annual Conference

• Takes place every November
• Hold officers and managers from Birmingham
  Council and Health organisations to account

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Joint BACOP and Partnership Board Meetings

• Takes place every 4 months
• Progress reports submitted for scrutiny from each
  quadrant board

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Contact Consulting Report Old Enough to Live
Independently

• Is the concept of residential care provision in
  homes outmoded?
• How can provision for black and minority ethnic
  older people be best served?
• How can older people with mental health needs
  such as dementia be best provided for?
• Within extra care sheltered housing, how can a
  rehabilitation basis for care be provided?

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What do Older People want from Health and Social
Care?
Benefits Uptake Community Safety Transport Housing
GP Services District Nursing Hospital
Services Social Care
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Person Centred Carein the past
Doctor, the patient died in the night, but his
bed is straight and his locker is clear and tidy
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Person Centred Carein the past
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Single Assessment Process
How many times do I have to answer same
questions !!!
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I need the nurse to talk to the social worker so
that my house is not cold when I go home
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Gathering and Sharing Information on Older People
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Person Centred Conversations
Discover an older persons strengths and
abilities Honesty about service provision and
other options
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Person Held Record
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SAP Is Starting to Deliver..

• More joined up services
• More person centred assessments taking place
• Improved Information Sharing