Raeside Chisholm Solicitors Limited are proud to support the work of Age Scotland by sponsorship The Patrick Brooks Award for Partnership Working at the 2013 Awards ceremony which will take place on 1st October at Age Scotland’s Scottish Parliamentary Reception.
The Age Scotland Awards celebrate those in Scotland who have made a significant difference to improving the lives of older people.
The Patrick Brooks award is for partnership working comprising two or more groups or organisations in the third/voluntary, public and private sectors, that has made an outstanding contribution to addressing the needs of older people.
All partners should have played an active role, and should have demonstrated how the partnership has improved the lives of older people in Scotland.
Last Year’s Winners
The 2012 Patrick Brooks Award for Partnership Working was won by North Coast Connection and Transport for Tongue, which established a partnership to maintain a transportation serviceto a lunch club following withdrawal of Council provision.
North Coast Connection and Transport for Tongue shared theaward with Angus Care and Repairand the multiple partnerships it had set upto benefit older people; with the NHS, Police, Fire and Rescue Service,Trading Standards and Neighbourhood Watch.
About Patrick Brooks
Patrick Brooks was a psychiatrist by profession, having trained at the Royal Edinburgh, Carstairs State Hospital and at the Western General. He moved to the Scottish Office in 1974, working in the fields of services for the
elderly: especially the physically frail and the mentally ill (dementia services), services for the younger physically disabled and for people with learning disabilities.
He also worked on Department of Health working parties, including that which convinced the then Scottish Executive to provide free pneumococcal immunisation for the over-‐65s.
In retirement, Patrick became actively involved with a number of health related organisations, and sat on the Board of Age Scotland’s predecessor charity, Age Concern Scotland.
Patrick was a prominent and passionate advocate of the arts. His love of music and wish to support young musicians found outlet as a patron of Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust and the National Association of Youth Orchestras and his long term support for the RSAMD persuaded them to successfully repeat their Glasgow opera productions in Edinburgh.
Patrick is survived by his niece, Linda, nephew, Ian, and their families, his aunt, Mrs P Wynn, and his long-‐term partner, Alan.
