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Want to update your practical skills? LLT offer new half day practical revision for PSI Instructors

We are pleased to offer Qualified PSI Instructors the chance to come on a PSI course near them for half a day to update their practical skills.  Day 5 on any of the PSI course dates advertised on the Course Dates page (click here) from 1-4pm onwards is now available for you to attend at a cost of £35 including VAT.  If you are interested in attending a practical revision session please contact us at the LLT office.

LLT Directors meet Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing and Deputy First Minister of Scotland August 2009

On Aug 27th, Dawn Skelton and Bob Laventure, met with the Deputy First Minister of Scotland to discuss Scottish Government contribution and collaboration with the World Congress on Active Ageing in August 2012.  The Scottish Government has a committment to support Active Ageing leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 as part of their 'Common Health Legacy'.  It was a very positive meeting. :)  Further information on the World Congress on Active Ageing can be found on http://www.wcaa2012.com/ and http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/downloads/WCAA_final.pdf

UK Toolkit for Commissioners Launched July 2009

The Department of Health Toolkit for Prevention of falls and fractures in Older People – specifically for Commissioners of Services, was launched 22 July 2009. Further information and documents to download are available on
http://www.profane.eu.org/directory/display_resource.php?category=1046&resource_id=2068 ,
including advice on local needs assessment
http://www.profane.eu.org/directory/display_resource.php?category=1046&resource_id=2071,
a summary of effective services
http://www.profane.eu.org/directory/display_resource.php?category=1046&resource_id=2070,
and advice about effective exercise
http://www.profane.eu.org/directory/display_resource.php?category=1046&resource_id=2069,
written by Dr Dawn Skelton and Susie Dinan, LLT Directors.

LLT Resources being used in a National Roll Out for PCTs

LLT Functional Grid tests are being used in the new National Programme for IT (NPfIT) which aims to provide electronic health records to the whole of the NHS in England over the next few years with linked systems
for primary, secondary and acute care. Further information on NpfIT can be found on http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/

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LLT Director on ICAA Advisory Panel

Bob Laventure has just been appointed as an Advisor to the ICAA (*International Council on Active Aging * www.icaa.cc < http://www.icaa.cc >). This reflects his standing in the Active Ageing Community.

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Later Life Training in partnership with Northern Fitness and Education to run Chair Based Exercise Training

Later Life Training are pleased and proud to announce a new working partnership with Northern Fitness and Education. Northern Fitness and Education have been delivering quality educational courses within the specialist market for over 20 years. The development of this partnership will enable us to jointly deliver a wider range of training throughout the UK and abroad.

Later Life Training Directors, Susie Dinan, Dr Dawn Skelton and Bob Laventure, said “Later Life Training is excited at the potential that this partnership will bring. The partnership will help LLT enhance our product range with the Fitness sector. Northern Fitness and Education have a proven track record of quality training and education in the exercise and fitness industry that will ensure our high quality, evidence based training will reach a wider market but still meet our high and exacting standards in terms of quality assurance”.

Christine North – Minchella (Director NFE) “I am delighted to add this partnership with Later Life Training to our portfolio of courses that we run throughout the UK . It will help us deliver the courses that are demanded by local health authorities and local authorities fitness sector to deliver Chair Based Exercise and bespoke training. This is a fantastic opportunity for fitness instructors and personal trainers to get involved in a new and emerging market”.

Sitting Down to Keep Fit - the benefits of Chair Based Exercise

Article from the East Anglian Daily Times Life Supplement 26/12/09 Click here

NEW REPS STRUCTURE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PSI INSTRUCTORS

A VERY IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION TO

"ESSENTIAL INFORMATION" ON REGISTERING AT L4 WITH REPS.

there is now a new REPS structure and the following
article (click here) is a copy of an article by REPS Registrar Jean-Ann
Marnoch describing the new structure.

Because of the scale of the response to L4 registration, a formal system has just been set up, by REPS,

for the Level 4 applications.  Please first read the attached instruction Click Here

Further information on the REPS website about this new Professional Practice unit. Click Here.

Then go to the following link to complete the form: Click Here.

NEW for 2009!!

"MOTIVATE ME" One day Courses for CBE Leaders/ OEP Leaders/Fitness Instructors and others who work with

older people in a

variety of health and

care settings.

Bob Laventure has designed a one day course for Chair Based Exercise Leaders, Otago Exercise Programme Leaders and Fitness Instructors on how to positively influence older peoples motivation to take up and adhere to exercise.  For further details click here

Motivators mustered Read an article in the Glasgow Southsiders about the benefits of this course

NEW!!

OTAGO EXERCISE PROGRAMME LEADERS AWARD

With over 600 events and extensive media coverage,

National Falls Awareness Day 2008 was the most successful ever! Click here for evaluation report
Further information on 2008s day can be found here www.helptheaged.org.uk/falls day

Falls Awareness Day - previous evaluation reports can be downloaded -

click here for 2005 and click here for 2006. 

Chartered Physiotherapists working with Older People

SPECIAL OFFER TO AGILE MEMBERS

June 2007 – extended into 2010

(under discussion with AGILE).

£100 OFF SPECIALIST INSTRUCTOR POSTURAL STABILITY TRAINING COURSE (Exercise for the prevention of falls and injuries) This offer is exclusive to AGILE MEMBERS and is conditional on the production of a current AGILE Membership Number.10% off other courses available too. Click here for details

The National Coalition for Active Ageing has been established to bring together key agencies and stakeholders (including Later Life Training) to act as a collective voice and champion the cause of promoting physical activity with older people of all interests, abilities and ages. To download a copy of the NCAA leaflet distributed at the launch please click here

To view the NCAA flyer click on the picture opposite

CONFERENCES

Conferences of interest for those involved with falls prevention and older people in 2009/2010 will be posted here as we are notified of events.

Encouraging Positive Attitudes to Falls Prevention in Later Life

New research from Help the Aged and the University's of Southampton & Manchester, examines the attitudes and feelings of older people towards falls prevention services and resources. It explores different approaches and ways of communicating falls prevention messages to older people, as well as ways of encouraging older people to take up falls prevention advice. For a summary of the findings please download 'Don't mention the F word!' (pdf) for free. For a copy of the full report please send a cheque made payable to Help the Aged for £10 plus 50p P&P.  Please send your order to: Production Administrator, Publishing, Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ or email publications@helptheaged.org.uk

“Someone Like Me” Network Update

Someone Like Me… gets a new look

We hope you like our new look, something we’ve been working on for some time. Not only does our new look apply to our Someone Like Me update, but we’ve also revised and updated our planning and training materials

To read this update and previous updates >Network Updates

A recent report by the Department of Work and Pensions, 2009, highlights Nottingham Activity Friends (Peer-Mentors) as a model of good practice.  Click here to see the report (see pages 47/48).

Following three years of joint working, last summer the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University and the ActiveAge Unit, Age Concern England undertook an assessment of the impact of the Someone Like Me programme.  They identified top 10 key areas of learning from programmes currently involved in the “Someone Like Me” Programme. They are seen as essential to the successful planning of any local programme.
To download and view the details of the key Lessons> Click Here

Later Life Training Exercise for the Prevention of Falls and Injuries in Frailer Older People Postural Stability Instructor, The Senior Peer Activity Motivator courses, Chair-Based Exercise Leaders course and Otago Exercise Programme Leaders Award course - News Page

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