NAME OF MEETING:

Hampshire Association of Older Peoples Forum
Date / Wednesday 30TH November
Time / 1.30pm – 4pm
Location / HCC Ell Court Podium Level- Winchester - Ground - Mountbatten
Present / Suzanne Pepper (Chair) / Gosport Older Peoples Forum
Margaret Forrest
Margaret Clarke / HOPe
Karen Jones / HCC Adult Services
Graham Finlayson / Basingstoke and Deane over 55’s Forum

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Apologies / Mollie Antrobus / Andover Over 55s Forum
Richard Strong / Gosport Older People’s Forum
Dorothy Harvey / Hartley Witney and District Over 55’s Forum
Action
1 / Welcome and Apologies
2 / Maters arising not covered in agenda:
Action: Argenti Telecare service KJ to organise a date to invite them to a meeting
Outstanding: HOPe not included in the Connect to Support directory. KJ to email Nicky Millard on behalf of Margaret Clarke. When following up the latest changes, make sure the group is viewing the newest programme.
/ KJ
KJ
3 / Balance statement from Treasurer:
The current balance is: £9,596.58
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5. / Clarity of position of HAOPF support in Adult services and if Karen and minute taker will still be available to us . - discussion of current staffing structures and any brief update that can be given.
KJ explained that Adult Services department is in the process of another
Re-structure and that her post will be coming to an end at the end of March 2017. At this stage it is not known who will be providing support to the HAOPF forum in the future.
The Supportive Communities program will continue.
Suzanne to email Samantha Hudson, to find out who will offer support to the Association after March 2017.
Time limited discussion of three M’s:
Melt Away, Meander On or March On
With few attendees this item was further discussed and the options set out below:
Option 1 – March on
It was agreed that this will be the last attempt for the forum to get something done.
Option 2 –Meander On:
This would mean that the forum would keep going as they are. There was some discussion around the forum becoming an online forum.
Option 3 – Melt away:
If the forum folds, there may be the risk of loosing contact with HCC, but it is difficult to justify having meetings, with so few people attending.
All those present at the meeting had a vote on the 3 options for the forum. The outcome of the vote was to March on, but it was agreed by all those present that it would be the final attempt at marching on. If this last attempt at keeping the Association going does not work out, then the forum will not continue.
Suzanne gave out an Action list for the ‘March on’ proposal. The proposal is to draft a letter to the CVS’s requesting details of Older people’s organisations. This needs to be produced in the next 14 days.
A decision will be made on who and where to hold a small event at the next meeting, based on the responses received from the CVS’s.
Suzanne to send an electronic version of the HAOPF documents to Graham for tweaking. / SP
SP
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8. / Round up of Events from other forums:
Graham:
Went to an interesting talk from RVS. They are setting up a home from hospital service.
Their forum organised an event for Alzheimer’s sufferers. This seemed to be well received.
Margaret Clarke:
EngAGEnet has now been set up as a limited company and is about to become a Charity. This will be launched in January 2017.
Margaret to send report from SEEFA meeting to the forum members.
The joint project between SEEFA and Age UK’s in the South East is: Our Ageing Society: Challenges and Opportunities
Suzanne:
Suzanne will send out report on info fest. This year, 600 people attended on the day.
Vascular surgery being carried out in Southampton General hospital instead of Portsmouth hospital now.
The next Gosport forum meeting will provide information on, who to call in a crisis.
AOB:
Karen to invite Argenti to a future meeting to come and speak to the forum.
Karen to invite Nicky Ward to come and speak about Trigger Tool to the forum and to ask Nicky for the Trigger Tool e- learning link.
Date and Time of next meeting:
Wednesday 25 January 2017 1pm – 3.30pm
HCC Ell Court Podium Level- Winchester - Ground - Denning / MC
KJ
KJ

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