The Mid Suffolk Supporting Older People Strategy is up for revision. Mid Suffolk is one of the fastest growing older age populations in the East of England, so we need to change our services to meet the changing needs of our customers.

Your views and input are important to us and we value your comments. We will try and act on our customer feedback whenever we practically can. This will help us improve our efficiency and services in your local area.

The Supporting Older People Strategy 2003 -2007

Who can participate in this survey?
We welcome views and ideas from all our customers. The target groups for this consultation will be older people (50+), those approaching older age (45 years +), and those who may care for, or work with, older people in the district.

How can I complete a survey?
1. You can fill in the survey online by clicking on the 'complete the survey' link above. We prefer this because it costs us much less to collect and analyse your views.

2. You can get a paper copy of the survey by contacting us using the information below. Either drop the completed form in to one of our customer service centres or post to:

Organisational Development Team, Council Offices, 131 High Street, Needham Market, IPSWICH, IP6 8DL

3. Contact Shelley Heath on 01449 724778 and she will post you a copy.

The closing date to complete the survey is Friday 30^th May 2008

Sharing information and confidentiality
We will share responses to this survey with Local Strategic Partnership organisations, including health, police, Age Concern Suffolk, Suffolk MAP and, Suffolk Partnership with Older People Services. However, we will not share any of your personal details should you give them to us.

What happens next?
We anticipate a revised ‘Strategy for Supporting Older People’ will be developed and adopted during Autumn 2008. This will be published on our website.

Thank you for taking part in the survey