This is a report that gives you the What, Why, How, Who etc of piloting a Top Tips course that would give “professionals” a chance to find out more about “effective” engagement and what is required. open PDF report
This is a report that gives you the What, Why, How, Who etc of the Denbighshire pilot to give Local Authority staff new engagement skills. This aim was to be achieved with the involvement of older people themselves. open PDF report
This is a report that gives you the What, Why, How, Who etc of a pilot that gave older people the chance to express their views both as individuals and as a group by making ‘video letters’ and sending them to Local Authority officials. open PDF report
This is a report that gives you the What, Why, How, Who etc of the second pilot that aimed to overcome this barrier by involving a group of older people in a consultation setting where they felt comfortable i.e. their weekly OAP meeting at the village hall. open PDF report
This is a report that gives you the What, Why, How, Who etc on the pilot of an employees carers network. The aim was to empower them to become fully involved in the decision-making processes about the relevant carer services and to influence change in the workplace for themselves and other carers. open PDF report
These are ideas that were developed across the range of members of the 50+ Citizen Engagement Project Board. There are also additions that came from the first of the “professionals” workshops that was a cross boundary Valleys viewpoint. Many of these ideas were not able to be piloted through the 50+ Citizen Engagement project. open PDF report
The project idea aims to ensure that people know the different ways in which they can get their views heard and influence decisions about services and support for older people. This idea was not able to piloted through the 50+ Citizen Engagement project. open PDF report
Bringing the process of scrutiny and/or council meetings out into the community to a more informal and accessible venue for people 50+. This pilot idea aims to bridge the gap by bringing the process of scrutiny and/or council meetings to a more informal and accessible venue for people 50+. This idea was not able to piloted through the 50+ Citizen Engagement project. open PDF report