Older People

Safeguarding Adults Week is a national event where organisations have an opportunity to come together to raise awareness about keeping adults safe from harm, abuse and neglect.

This year’s focus is on prevention taking action early to stop abuse before it happens. While it’s important to respond when things go wrong, it’s even more powerful to create safer environments from the start.

Throughout the week, Manchester Safeguarding Partnership will be holding an Adult Safeguarding Conference focusing on the importance of prevention.

The Greater Manchester Older People’s Network (GMOPN) is a network of people aged 50 and above and organisational representatives working for positive change for older people in Greater Manchester. The network has more than 500 members across Greater Manchester. The Network was established in 2015 and since this time has grown to be a well-respected and influential voice for older people in Greater Manchester.

Neglect is a key priority of the Safeguarding Partnership. It is the most common form of child abuse and can have serious and long-lasting effects on development, wellbeing and safety. In adult safeguarding, both neglect by others and self-neglect are forms of abuse recognised under the Care Act 2014.

Manchester Safeguarding Partnership have designed the All Age Neglect Toolkit to help practitioners in Manchester feel confident in identifying, responding and acting on concerns of both neglect and self-neglect.

Launching on the 1st October 2025 – International Day of Older People – and following on from our earlier “Don’t Brush It Under the Carpet” campaign, NHS GM working with the Mature Minds Matter lived experience group, have produced two booklets to support older adults who may self-harm and the loved ones and professionals caring for them. The booklets aim to continue to raise awareness of self-harm and older people.

Throughout August, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are running a trial to allow older and disabled TfGM concessionary pass holders to travel on buses before 9.30am for free.

There’s no need for you to do anything. Just tap your pass on the bus card reader as normal and enjoy free travel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The trial is just for travel on bus, and does not include tram or train.