Mark Sharman, the Chief Executive;
- Advised on Audit Commission/BGOP series of reports “Promoting Independence and Wellbeing for Older People”
- Served on DTLR working group looking at older peoples services
- Involved in National Audit Office report into government strategies for older people
- One of the first Strategic Alliances of Better Government for Older People, advising development of Government strategies on age and older people
- Member of ODPM’s FoundationsManagement Board (the national co-ordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies)
- Led the development and piloting of the Care Direct model in Dorset, funded by Dept of Health, now being further developed through the White Paper, Opportunity Age.
- DWP: Actively involved in the policy development of Third Age Services (now known as Link-Age)
- Guest member of the Local Government Association’s Action Learning Set on Link Age
- ODPM: Member of the National Advisory Group for the implementation of Supporting People in the Home Improvement Agency Sector
- Member of the DoH’s National Strategic Partnership Forum (national forum for strengthening the role of and building capacity within the VCS to influence the work of the DoH, NHS and Social Care at all levels (nationally, regionally and locally) whilst improving the experiences of patients, service users and their carers
- Guest lecturer on the MPA module on Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Warwick University