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Ageing Well Strategy

We want Newham to be a place where everyone can age well.

Newham's Ageing Well Strategy

In 2021 and 2022, we spoke to more than 1500 local people to understand how older residents rate Newham as a place to grow older, how they feel about existing services and priority areas for improvement to make Newham a place where everyone can age well. 

Using this feedback, and in partnership with the NHS and voluntary and community sector organisations, we have co-designed a new, multi-agency strategy to support residents aged 50+ age better.

Click here to view the strategy

Ageing Well Resident Advisory Group

Ageing Well Residents Advisory Group

Our Residents Advisory Group is a group of over 30 residents who are working with Newham Adults and Health Commissioning Team to:

  • Support the delivery of Ageing Well Strategy and its action plans
  • Give advice and feedback on how we can improve services and take part in shaping future actions for residents aged 50+
  • Share ideas and give views on the issues affecting residents aged 50+
  • Take part in consultation exercises
  • Share information about services, activities and events

If you are a Newham resident aged 50+, you can get involved by:

If you work or volunteer in a local organisation in Newham, your organisation can get involved by:

  • Signing up to be on the mailing list (email) to hear about Ageing Well news and opportunities
  • Working with us to deliver one or more actions in the action plans, including joining a Working Group
  • Signing the Age-Friendly Employer pledge for more information please
     

For more information to get involved in any of these ways:

Age-Friendly Community and Age-Friendly Employer

In July 2022 Newham was awarded the Age-Friendly Communities status and in June 2023, Newham signed the Age-Friendly Employers Pledge and gained Age-Friendly Employer status - a nationwide programme for employers who recognise the importance of older workers and is committed to supporting them to flourish in a multigenerational workforce, retaining them and continuing to benefit from their wealth of skills and experience (https://ageing-better.org.uk/employer-pledge/culture). 

To date, the council has continued to work closely with the Centre for Ageing Better, residents, the council partners including the local community; faith and voluntary sector, its providers and NHS to continue to build an Age-Friendly culture. In doing so, the Council hopes to lead by example, and encouraging other local employers to apply for Age-Friendly status:   
For more information, please visit the Centre for Ageing Better website.

Do you want to make Newham a more age-friendly place? Join the Ageing Well resident advisory group.