Eastern Region Housing LIN Meeting - Ipswich

Event date

Presentation notes and slides

Directions to Endeavour House

Endeavour House is a five minute walk from Ipswich Railway Station. There is no designated visitor on site parking but there are car parks on West End Road and Portman Road. If this causes any issues please do get in touch to discuss specific requirements.

Agenda

  • 9.30am Registration coffee
  • 10.00 Welcome and Introduction - Cath Mitchell, Housing LIN Eastern Chair and Colin Noble, Leader Suffolk County Council

TOWIP – The Only Way is Partnerships.
How can we build strategic and community partnerships that can make a long term difference

  • 10.10 A private sector view. Developing partnerships to deliver healthcare and housing projects - Richard Warner, Ashley House
  • 10.30 The Local Authority View - The Suffolk Health and Housing Charter – Benefits and Challenges of working together across Housing and Health - Mike Evans, Strategic Director, Babergh & Mid Suffolk
  • 10.50 The Community View: Local Area Co-ordination. Making the most of everyone's contribution and communities' capacity - Samantha Clark, Chief Executive, Local Area Coordination Network CIC
  • 11.10 Panel Discussion
  • 11.30 Tea and Coffee

Moving in Later Life – What is stopping me?

Many studies have shown interest from older people in moving yet only a small proportion do prior to a crisis. What are the key issues to facilitate a smoother transition to a more  appropriate home to support wellbeing in later life

  • 11.50 Moving in Old Age – Results from Cambridge longitudinal study and literature review. - Dr Fiona Scheibl, Institute of Public Health
  • 12.20 Front Line Support to Moving - Reporting on local focus groups of older people to understand the support they need to move and a practical decluttering service to make it happen - Olive Quinton, Lofty Heights
  • 12.40 Panel Discussion
  • 13.00 Lunch - Lunch supported by Ashley House
  • 13.45 HLIN, NHF, Members Update - Jeremy Porteus, HLIN

The Future of Sheltered Housing – Does it have one ?

  • 14.00 The National Perspective - How are members of the NHF tackling the future of sheltered housing across the country. - Sue Ramsden National Housing Federation
  • 14.20 The Suffolk Perspective – Joining forces to reinvent sheltered housing in Suffolk - Paul Kingston Orwell Housing
  • 14.40 Round Table Discussion
  • 15.10 Report Back
  • 15.30 Summary of the Day - Cath Mitchell, Housing LIN Eastern Chair

The Housing LIN wishes to thank Ashley House for their financial support for this event