From Ageism to Age Equality: Addressing the Challenges ...

Scrutiny Group Health Check (2): AttendanceHas the group secured core members?Are all relevant local health and social care organisations involved?Do they attend regularly?Are the people from health and social care organisations of sufficient seniority to be able to beeffective within the group?How has the scrutiny group addressed the possibility of tokenistic participation of older peopleand carers, and ensured that it moves beyond tokenism?Scrutiny Group Health Check (3): MeetingsHow frequently does the group meet?How do you assess whether this frequency is satisfactory?Is the time of day suitable for all members including older people and carers?Is the venue accessible for all members including older people and carers?Is the venue seen as neutral and acceptable to all members?Scrutiny Group Health Check (4): SupportDoes the scrutiny group have adequate administrative support?Do individual members of the scrutiny group receive support, as required, in order to maximisetheir effective participation in the group?Is training and development available to members of the scrutiny group to reflect both commonand individual needs?49Are older people reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses including travel and carer costs (ifrequired)?Scrutiny Group Health Check (5): Taking ActionHas the scrutiny group reported in the annual reports of local health and social careorganisations?Has the scrutiny group identified mechanisms for translating analysis into action?Is the scrutiny group aware of action that is planned or has been taken to root out agediscrimination or aware of any barriers to doing so?From Ageism to Age Equality: Addressing the Challenges