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Older People, Age and Ageing

This Cross-party group's purpose:

  • Ensure that older people and the organisations supporting older people have opportunity to have their voices heard on issues that affect them.
  • Ensure older people have an opportunity to participate in campaigns and policies that affect them.
  • To ensure that rights and issues affecting older people are on the agenda in the Scottish Parliament.
  • A space for those working in supporting older people to share resources, learning and events.

Next meeting

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The next meeting will be held on 8 June 2023 from 1.00-2.30 pm online and at Committee Room 2.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Christine Ryder

Address:

Involved in the group

MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.

Current Members

Jeremy Balfour

Convener

Party: Independent

MSP for: Lothian (Region)

Fulton MacGregor

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)

Colin Smyth

Deputy Convener

Party: Independent

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Katy Clark

Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: West Scotland (Region)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)


Organisations

Outside the Box - secretary

Age Scotland

Scottish Older Peoples Assembly

Scottish Pensioners Forum

Food Train

Independent Age

Action on Elder Abuse Scotland

Action on Hearing Loss 

Alzheimer Scotland

Befriending Network

British Geriatric Society

Camphill Communities 

Campaign to end loneliness

Care Inspectorate

Centre for Cognitive Ageing, University of Edinburgh

Faith in Older People

Generations Working Together

Intergenerational Network

LGBT Health and Wellbeing

Life Changes Trust

Luminate

Mental Health Foundation

Places for People Care and Support

Roar – Connections for Life

Royal College of Psychiatrists 

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

RoSPA – Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents

Scottish Borders Social Enterprise Chamber (SBSEC)

TIDE – Together in dementia everyday

Life Care – Vintage Vibes

Living Streets Scotland

Vegetarian for Life

Scottish Association of Social Work

Royal Voluntary Service

Scottish Ambulance Service

Scottish Fire & Rescue

Agile Scotland

 Voluntary Centre East Ayrshire