Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 47
6th August 2013 In this bulletin you will hear about some of the work Inclusion North is doing and information about what is happening across the country.

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Inclusion Norths Board of Directors is looking for a new Volunteer Co-Chair

Inclusion North is looking for a new Co Chair to join the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors are the group of people who check the Company is doing a good job and following the law. The role includes: Working with the other Co-Chair to lead the Board Following the law Setting the Big Plans for what Inclusion North does and checking it is happening Making sure Inclusion Norths staff are supported and doing the right thing Making sure the money is being spent right Marking sure people know about Inclusion North and its work

We are looking for a Co Chair who Is a great leader Is good at working with people Can speak up for what they believe in Able to promote Inclusion North Most of all we are looking for someone who believes in making inclusion real. How can you find out more If you are interested in this role you can get more information about the role and details of how to apply at: https://inclusionnorth.org/about/board-of-directors/join-ourboard-as-cochair/ Or from Samantha on: Tel: 07823 536603 Email:Samantha@inclusionnorth.org You can find out more about how Inclusion North is managed at: http://www.inclusionnorth.org/about/ If you want to talk about the role please contact: Samantha Clark Or the other Co Chair of the Board Ruth Hicks : ruthhicks@hotmail.co.uk

Update On Some Of The work Inclusion North Are Doing

Safe Place Scheme in Tees
Member areas from Tees have used some of their vouchers to club together and have Inclusion North help them develop a safe place that will cover: Hartlepool Stockton on Tees Redcar and Cleveland Middlesbrough A safe place scheme uses community venues where people go if they are feeling unsafe or need to get help in some way. Places such as cafes or shops have a safe place scheme logo in the window and people carry cards with contact details of somebody who can help. All four areas of Tees will use the same symbol. The Cleveland Fire brigade have also offered to help run the scheme. Cleveland police have also agreed to Police Community Support Officers helping out with the scheme and the project is being championed by the Local Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger. Co-production in North Yorkshire North Yorkshire are using some of their vouchers to help them work out how they can make co-production happen in North Yorkshire. This includes working out: How services can use co-production

How people can use the principles of co-production to help write their support plan.

There will be training and workshops. Lots of people have been invited including: People with learning disabilities Family members Care managers People from different services such as housing The sessions will use the Inclusion North Co-production thinking pack and self-reflection tool.

National campaign to Love Your Vote

National support provider Dimensions found that just 10% of people with learning disabilities voted in the last election. Dimensions is launching its Love Your Vote campaign to increase the number of people who vote. This is to engage people in helping to shape the future of their country and local communities. The campaign will involve a series of workshops starting in the autumn, open to the people supported by Dimensions and the wider learning disability community. These will explain the parliamentary process and how to vote.

Housing and Support Alliance

The Housing and Support Alliance have been asked by some of their members to co-ordinate a Special Interest Group. This is for the members to compare notes and look at issues that affect them such as law, regulations, policy and funding. Housing provider members that are interested in joining this group can let them know by 12th August by replying to: enquiries@housingandsupport.org.uk If youd like to discuss at all, please contact Steve Harris on 07970308718.

Residential Training Provision: Independent Advisory Panel Report

This is an independent review of residential training for disabled people. The report makes recommendations following Liz Sayces review of employment programmes, Getting in, staying in and getting on about the services provided by residential training providers. It also considers non-residential training, and other options including on-line and distance support. Click here to see the report.

What happens when people with learning disabilities need advice about the law?
This report is about looking at the barriers that people with learning disabilities face when accessing legal services. It is the result of a study designed to explore the experiences of people with learning disabilities when seeking legal help. The report can be viewed here.

NHS Leadership Academy Volunteers

The NHS Leadership Academy are looking for volunteers who can work with them this year. They will be part of the team that runs the NHS Leadership Programmes. These are training courses for staff in the NHS. They are looking for the volunteers who can share their experiences (good or bad) with the people on the course. This could be face-to-face or by video. They would like to hear from people who have been patients, used a health service and carers. The Leadership Programme will take place in Leeds so you will need to be able to get there. All your expenses will be paid by the Leadership Academy. If you are interested then you can get in touch with Adam Caldwell who will be happy to explain things in more detail. His contact details are: adam.caldwell@kpmg.co.uk 07990 711 575

10 jargon phrases used for my autistic son

Mark Neary writes about the care his autistic son receives. My son Steven is 23. He has autism and other learning difficulties. And the language of the social care system seems to make his life sound even less "normal" than it is. The adult social care world is about many things, but one thing that I feel it's not about is care. The language seems to mislead you right from the start. Processes seem to come before people in a system of impenetrable management where money is the biggest consideration.

Report in response to Winterbourne scandal

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has published a report on the role of specialist mental health inpatient services for people with learning disabilities. The report is called People with learning disability and mental health, behavioural or forensic problems: the role of in-patient services. This was commissioned by the Colleges Faculty of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability as a result of the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View Hospital. The report sets out the different types of specialist inpatient services that are currently provided for people with learning disabilities, and makes some recommendations, including A choice of both general mental health and specialist learning disability mental health beds should be available for people with learning disability and mental health or behavioural problems who require acute in-patient treatment. Commissioners and providers of services should plan from day one of admission to in-patient

services for the person with learning disability to move back to community services. Good in-patient unit facilities should have multidisciplinary therapeutic input. There should be regular monitoring of this being available. All in-patient units should be able to show evidence of going through an external accreditation process, such as those run by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or an equivalent. All in-patient units should be able to show evidence of a minimum data-set of treatment outcomes, including descriptions of quality of care, measures for effective treatments, appropriate use of medication, patient safety, compliance with the Mental Capacity Act, and patient experience.

Traffic Light Assessment.

A new wristband scheme, which alerts medical staff to access vital information to help them care for people with learning disabilities, has been launched in Doncaster. The brightly coloured silicon wristbands have been introduced by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). These are to make it easy for the emergency services and staff on hospital wards to identify that the wearer has a Traffic Light Hospital Assessment, which provides all of the information to support them to have a positive hospital experience.

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Peoples Parliament County Durham

The Peoples Parliament is holding an event on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 at County Hall. The event will start at 9.30am and will finish at 12.30pm. The event is aimed at carers and people who have learning disabilities who live in County Durham. It will promote the new benefit called Personal Independence Payment currently aimed to replace the Disability Living Allowance. This is a free event and refreshments will be provided. Click here for contact information.

Leeds Social Media Surgery

Leeds Social Media Surgery is a free advice session for community and voluntary groups, clubs, societies and small arts organisations. Come along to find out how you can use free web sites and services to organise activities, promote events, raise funds, collect feedback from your participants and keep a record of everything you do. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 17th September at The Arch Cafe in Leeds city centre.

Diabetes and learning disabilities research project

The University of Leeds is running a project called OKDiabetes that aims to help people with learning disabilities manage their diabetes. They would like to speak to people over 17 with type 2 diabetes and learning disabilities who live in Leeds, Bradford or Wakefield areas. If you have mild to moderate learning disabilities and type 2 diabetes please do get in touch. The research team would love to have a chat about your experiences of diabetes The research team are also asking doctors surgeries to pass people to us and would like to hear from any interested general practice doctors or nurses from these areas. For more information please contact Amy M. Russell from Leeds Institute of Health Sciences. Email: a.m.russell@leeds.ac.uk

Tel: 0113 343 0804 Mob: 07917214507.

What do you need to know about your patients with learning disabilities?
This is an event that will be helpful to GPs and Clinical Commissioning Groups wanting to improve primary health care services for patients with learning disabilities. Among the subjects the event will cover are: Mental health and people with learning disabilities Commissioning guidance Lessons from the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities An example of successful commissioning To book a place on this event please call Will Nicklin on 0121 415 6970 or email w.nicklin@bild.org.uk. For more information please visit their website.

Autistic North East Picnic

Neurodiversity North East are having another picnic in Newcastle on Wednesday 7th August. Meeting is at the War Memorial in the grounds of St Thomas Church in the Haymarket at 6.30 p.m. For more information see the event flyer.

Skills for People Events in August

Skills for People in Newcastle have a film club and some groups that are suitable for people and their carers or supporters. The groups are open to everyone, no matter what your ability! If you need support you are very welcome to come along. Free entry for carers and supporters. Click the group names for more information. Open Door film club presents Skyfall Thursday 8th August 6 8pm Open door is an accessible film club based in Newcastle! Knit and Natter Group This new knitting group starts on Tuesday 13th August at 10.30 - 12:00

Drama Group The new drama group starts on Thursday 15th August 3:00 to 5:00pm This group is open to everyone, no matter what your acting ability!

Keep Fit Group Starting on Thursday 15th August Gentle Exercise: 11:30-12:30pm Zumba Gold: 13:30-14:30pm

If you would like any information on any of our meetings, training or projects you can contact the office on:

Tel: 0113 262 6409

E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org

Or you can write to us at: Inclusion North 191 Belle Vue Road Leeds LS3 1HG

You can visit our website at: www.inclusionnorth.org

Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North

team:

Samantha Clark Tel: 07823 536 603 Email: Samantha@inclusionnorth.org

Scott Cunningham Tel: 07767 776 125 Email: Scott@inclusionnorth.org Angela Ellis Tel: 07944 185 771 Email: Angela@inclusionnorth.org

Kellie Woodley Tel: 07876 145 390 Email: Kellie@inclusionnorth.org