Older people's steering group

How does it work

The Older People's Steering Group will meet once every three months. Meetings are online via Teams.

Meetings are public, and people who are not members of the Steering Group can attend by sending a request to beinvolved@slough.gov.uk to receive the link and details of the meeting. We are always looking to expand the make-up of the group and it would be great to hear from you!

You can find out more by watching the video about the Older People's Steering Group.

Documents from meetings

Task and Finish Groups Smiling older white lady

To deliver on our Older People Strategy 2023-26 the work is overseen by the Older People Steering Group through a number of Task & Finish Groups. Task & Finish Groups meet more frequently and are mainly led by volunteers. They deliver the products in line with the 8 strategic Older People priorities set out in the Older People Strategy. Some examples can be seen below.

Dementia Task & Finish Group

The Dementia T&F Group has created an early awareness pack based on findings from the Dementia Health Needs Assessment. This is includes a factsheet for Slough residents too be alerted to the signs for dementia and work in progress with the health care professionals dementia resource.

Resources:

These documents were created together by partners, Co-Production Volunteers and chaired by Public Health.

Additional Task & Finish Groups for Older People

Social Isolation, Loneliness, Culture & Intergenerational Families T&F Group

This group chaired by Tagreed Ismail (Slough VCS) and Kevin Barry (Healthwatch Volunteer) developed:

  • A draft Social Isolation and Loneliness Health Needs Assessment with Public Health
  • A Loneliness Map highlighting levels of loneliness across Slough, ward by ward by all age groups.

Meeting minutes:

End of Life T&F Group

This group, chaired by Thames Hospice shared a presentation outlining local end-of-life services and support available in Slough.

Digital T&F Group - being developed

Acute to Community T&F Group - being developed

Housing Options T&F Group - being developed

Event: International Older People Day : Question time 1 October 2025 1-3.30pm

This is for a further chance for older residents to ask those burning questions of an expert panel. This event will be jointly run together by the Older People’s Steering Group and the Slough 50plus Forum. The event will be chaired by Rob Deeks, Chief Executive, Together as One.

Advice available at the event:

  • benefits
  • income
  • energy saving and
  • health and wellbeing.

Panel members included:

  • Will Tuckley, Chief Executive/MD Commissioner, Slough Borough Council
  • Cllr Dexter Smith - Leader of the Council
  • Sonia Khan, Director of Strategy, Change and Resident Engagement, Slough Borough Council
  • David Coleman-Groom – Executive Director  - People, DASS Slough Borough Council
  • Mike Wooldridge - Frimley Health and Care ICS
  • Asma Aziz, Acting CEO, Slough CVS
  • Jane Senior, Director of Commissioning and
  • Dr Sarah Rayfield, Public Health Consultant, Slough.

Location: Kingsway United Reformed Church, 11 Chruch Street SL1 1SZ

*Booking is essential: booking line will be open in July 2025