Other useful resources
Key resources
- Achieving age equality in health and social care - Sir Ian Carruthers and Jan Ormondroyd, Department of Health, 2009
- Age equality in health and social care: a report on the consultation
- Text of the Equality Act
- Equality Bill: Making it work Ending age discrimination in services and public functions. Policy Statement
Downloadable resources on this site
Context
- Age and the Equality Act 2010: a brief overview (PDF)
- Developing a shared understanding about age discrimination and age equality (PDF)
Preparing for the audit
- Partnership readiness check (PDF)
- Two-page leaflet to help introduce your stakeholders to the topic. Available as a generic 2-page PDF or as a customisable Word® document to show localised contact information at the foot of the front page.
- Slides used at the regional consultation events
- Sir Ian Carruthers/Jan Ormondroyd (authors of the review) - 'The work of the review' (PPT)
- Richard Gleave (Project Director for the review) - 'Preparing for the equality legislation' (PPT)
- Professor David Oliver (Geriatrician at Royal Berkshire NHS FT, Hon Secretary of British Geriatric Society and, now National Clinical Director for Older People) 'Ageism and age discrimination' (PPT)
- Dave Anderson (Liaison Psychiatrist at Mersey Care NHS Trust and Chair Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists) 'Age discrimination and mental health services' (PPT)
Outcomes and Action
- Action planning template (Word)
Evidence base on age discrimination
- Healthcare Commission reviews:
- Living well in later life: a review of progress against the National Service Framework for Older People. (Healthcare Commission, Audit Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection, March 2006)
- Equality in later life (national study of older people’s mental health services) Centre for Policy on Ageing – four literature reviews commissioned by the Department of
- Living well in later life: a review of progress against the National Service Framework for Older People. (Healthcare Commission, Audit Commission and Commission for Social Care Inspection, March 2006)
- Centre for Policy on Ageing – four literature reviews commissioned by the Department of Health to support the review
- King’s Fund – reading list on age discrimination
- Royal College of Psychiatrists – policy statement and collection of evidence
- Reports from campaigning organisations
Engaging with people
- Review of Older People’s Engagement with Government, John Elbourne, 2009
- World Class Commissioning Competencies
- Comprehensive Area Assessments
Policy developments:
- Putting People First, Department of Health
- New Horizon’s implementation programme for mental health services
- Building a Society for all ages local workplan
- National Dementia Strategy
- Independent Living Strategy, Office for Disability issues
- National Carers Strategy, Department of Health
- End of Life Care Strategy, Department of Health
Collecting data
- The West Midlands Public Health Observatory - Older People Profiles for England
- Association of Public Health Observatories – Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: 9 Older People
- The Health and Social Care Information Centre – key data collections
Implementation programmes:
- Equality, diversity and inclusion programmes
- Dignity in care programme
- Quality and Productivity programme
- Public and service user engagement and participation programmes
- Personalisation and person centred care among all client groups
- Cancer inequalities work programme / National Cancer Equality Initiative
Policy and best practice guidance:
- Making a strategic shift to Early intervention and prevention
- World Class Commissioning
- Workforce development
- Partnership working
