Terms of Reference
Winchester District Older People Partnership
Terms of Reference
Mission
Ensuring the delivery of agreed outcome's for older people in the Winchester District, both now and in the future, by providing and developing services that are responsive to their expressed needs.
Principles
• To adopt a collaborative approach to the planning and delivery of services by remodelling services where necessary to prevent duplication of effort and to work in an open, transparent and accessible manner.
• To adopt a non-stigmatising, accessible and culturally appropriate approach to the development of services with a focus on equality issues, social cohesion and the inclusion of older people.
• To pay particular attention to the needs of target groups and vulnerable older people and their carers.
Purpose
1. To provide a strategic alliance of partners with a direct involvement in the provision of services to older people and to establish and promote a shared strategic vision for older people in the Winchester District with particular emphasis on maintaining dignity, independence and choice in later life.
2. To empower older people by ensuring they have a voice, are consulted and are able to participate in service planning by establishing locally appropriate mechanisms.
3. To provide a direct and explicit link to the Winchester District Strategic Partnership in order to promote a coherent approach to achieving the wellbeing of older people across all outcome areas. A member of the partnership, usually the Chair, will be a member of the Health & Wellbeing Group.
4. To champion the interests, issues and concerns of older people by overseeing the development and implementation of the Winchester District Older People’s Wellbeing Action Plan, including priority actions from the Winchester District Sustainable Community Strategy.
5. To focus particularly on issues which are beyond the scope of any one organisation operating alone.
6. To take an overview of commissioning processes in respect of older people and work towards integrated commissioning in accordance with the joint priorities identified in the local action plan.
7. To influence resourcing decisions and align funding streams to deliver the Winchester District Older People’s Wellbeing Action Plan with individual members mandated to seek and/or provide resources on behalf of their own agency/organisation.
8. To ensure the Winchester District Strategic Partnership Board is made aware of developments at national, County and local levels on any issues likely to influence the planning and delivery of services to older people.
9. To be accountable to the Winchester District Strategic Partnership Board via the Health and Wellbeing Group and to submit performance reports when required to other relevant partnership bodies.
10. To develop and maintain effective two-way communications with other local ‘feeder’ forums.