Forward from 50 – A guide to later life in East Sussex

Background

The handbook ‘Forward from 50, a guide to later life in East Sussex’ is designed to provide sound advice on how to prevent or deal with a variety of issues that may affect people as they grow older.

The Joint Commissioning Strategy for Older People through the Time of Our Lives work programme set clear objectives for working with people from the age of fifty and onwards to promote a healthy old age, prevent the onset of ill-health and decline and support overall quality of life and wellbeing in later life.  In order to support this, it was agreed that Adult Social Care and the East Sussex Primary Care Trusts would work with local older people and fund the production of a guide to ageing positively.

The Forward from 50 handbook was formally launched in June 2008 and approximately 30,000 copies have been distributed to a wide range of sites, including GP surgeries and libraries.

Copies of Forward from 50 are available from http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare/adults/olderpeople/download.htm
or by calling Social Care Direct on 0345 60 80 191

Tell us what you think
Now the Forward from 50 handbook has been available for over a year we would like to hear from you on how useful and relevant you have found the content.

A questionnaire for you to download and complete is available below.

Closing date for receipt of completed questionnaires is 19th February 2010.

We will use all of the feedback we receive to help determine whether we will print an updated version in the future and what topics we might cover.

Further information
If you would like further information, please contact:
Beja Morrison
Service Development Manager (Older People)
County Hall
St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex, BN7 1SW.
Email: beja.morrison@eastsussex.gov.uk