Venue: George Hotel Edinburgh

An event hosted by the General Register Office for Scotland and the Scottish Government to showcase existing research relating to independent healthy ageing, to inform the development and delivery of public policy.

Please complete and return this registration form by Friday 2 October to sarah.arthur@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Please click here to download the regisration form

Please click here to vof the General Register Office for Scotland. This link will take you to the registration form and a programme of the event. The event, which is being co-hosted by the General Register Office for Scotland and the Scottish Government, will bring together UK academics, policy makers and analysts from across the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as older people, to explore questions such as:

·       What research has been done or is being done on healthy independent ageing?

·       What are the key issues which need to be addressed?

·       Where are the gaps in the current evidence base?

·       How can academics and researchers work with policy makers to exploit current research and fill the gaps?

The purpose of this event is to showcase existing research relating to independent healthy ageing, to inform the development and delivery of public policy. The detailed objectives of the event are to:

Ø       raise awareness of research on independent healthy ageing

Ø       facilitate discussion between the policy, practice and academic community on areas of mutual interest relating to ageing

Ø       use the event to identify key issues for policy development and delivery requirements

Ø       identify gaps in evidence as a platform for future research

The event will be of interest to academic evidence providers who are interested in independent healthy ageing; evidence users in the policy and practice community; and researchers in the wider public and private sector who wish to engage in using and developing the evidence base relating to independent healthy ageing.

If you would like to attend the event please return your completed registration form to sarah.arthur@scotland.gsi.gov.uk by Friday 2 October.  You are also invited to cascade this invitation through your personal, organisational or academic electronic networks. Please note that places are limited and will allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

If you would like any further information about the event please contact Sarah Arthur  (sarah.arthur@scotland.gsi.gov.uk)