Scottish Government

Engagement Outcomes

The engagement phase of the Reshaping Care for Older People ran from May till the end of September 2010. It aimed to stimulate discussions locally and nationally about what needed to change in the delivery and funding of care for older people to meet the dual challenges of demographic change and funding constraints.

Decisions regarding the future care of older people in Scotland need to be informed by a wide range of views. For this reason, Scottish Government and partners gave a clear commitment to an extensive programme of public engagement as part of the work of the Reshaping Care for Older People programme. Given the long term importance of the issues for everyone, the engagement phase aimed to ensure that as many people as possible had an opportunity to share their opinions. Three formal methods of engagement were used :

Online questionnaire

Public meetings - 15 Reshaping Care Events across Scotland

Omnibus Survey - Undertaken by IPSOS Mori in their August Wave Scottish Public Opinion Monitor

Event Reports

After each event, we have written a summary of the points raised at both sessions, and these reports are located below.

National Events

The Scottish Government hosted 11 events nationwide, each covering the same topics to get a broad overview of care systems around the country.

Highland - 17th May 2010

Aberdeen - 24th May 2010

Dumfries - 3rd June 2010

Helensburgh - 14th June 2010

Edinburgh - 23rd June 2010

Glasgow - 8th July 2010

Dundee - 21st July 2010

South Lanarkshire - 3rd August 2010

Perth - 10th August 2010

Orkney - 26th August 2010

Scottish Borders - 23rd September 2010

Local Events

The Scottish Government was invited to assist at local events, which covered the national perspective, but also offered more time to focus on any local or specific issues.

Moray - 22nd July 2010

East Renfrewshire - 2nd August 2010

Black and Ethic Minorities Event Report - 19th August 2010