Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 97
August 12th 2015
In this bulletin you will hear about some of the
work Inclusion North is doing and information
about what is happening across the country.

Find Inclusion North on Facebook and Twitter

You can find out more about all the work we are doing
by following us on Facebook and twitter at:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/InclusionNorth

Twitter: @InclusionNorth

Mental Health Act Accessible Code of Practice

Webinar
This webinar is to tell you all about the new materials we
have designed to help explain the updated Mental Health
Act Code of Practice.
This work was carried out by Inclusion North and the
National Development Team for Inclusion in partnership
with people with lived experience of the mental health
system. This project was funded by the Department of
Health.

Please join the webinar if:

You or a member of your family are affected by the

Mental Health Act

If you support people who are affected by the Mental

Health Act and need support to understand their rights

You are interesting in promoting the rights of people

affected by the Mental Health Act
These materials were designed for people with learning
disabilities, autism or other people who may have other
communication and / or cultural needs.
They are so people and families know what the Code of
Practice for the Mental Health Act says should and must
happen

The webinar will be held:

Monday 14th September, 2-3pm
Youll find out more about the project, how the materials
were developed and how we hope they will be used.

You can view some of the materials here:

www.nhs.uk/easy-mentalhealthact
If you would like to join one the webinar please register at:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-act-code-ofpractice-accessible-materials-tickets-18072520395

Join Our Board as Self Advocate Director

We are looking for a new Self Advocate Director to join our
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.
We are looking for a new Director because a Director has
got a job and is too busy now.
We welcome applications from any self advocate leaders
from Yorkshire, Humber and the North East.
We would really like a woman with a Learning Disability or
someone from a Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) community
to join our Board because at the moment these people are
not represented on our Board.

You can download the application pack on the link below

http://bit.ly/SelfAdvocateDirector
You can also find an application form which you can return
to us, if you do not want to fill in the form you can send us a
tape or short film instead.
Which ever way you apply, we need you to return your
application to us by

12 noon on

14th September 2015.

"What's it gonna take...?" Open Innovation Event

- Learning Disabilities
Inclusion North are working with NHS England and
Inclusion East to run an open innovation event on 16th &
17th October.
It is over 2 days in Leeds and will be about finding solutions
to problems and working out how to do them not just talk.
You can book a place using this link
http://bit.ly/1eBvc45
Here is a poster for the event
https://www.scribd.com/doc/274174370/Whats-it-gonnatake-poster

Transforming Care New Draft Service Model

NHS England, the Local Government Association (LGA),
and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
(ADASS) have published a new draft national framework
designed to improve the care of people with learning
disabilities
This is the latest piece of work to come from the
Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities
Programme.
The Service Model sets out nine principles which define
what good services should look like.
You can read the draft here http://bit.ly/1Ih2WxT
You can also find out more about this on the NHS England
website at
http://bit.ly/1Iqbwrl

Deprivation of Liberty Consultation

The Law Commission is asking people about what they
think about their plans for a new framework to replace the
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
The easy read guide is here
http://bit.ly/1N7hTUC
The consultation closes on 2nd November 2015.

Report on Health of Children with Learning

Disabilities
This report looks at the reasons why children with learning
disabilities have poorer health than other children and what
can be done about this.
You can see the report here:
http://bit.ly/1J9H6jF

Good Practice Guide

The Association of Convenience Stores has developed this
guide to help shops understand the law and ways to
encourage or support disabled people to use their shops.

http://bit.ly/1gvXg9Y
Thanks to the Housing & Support Alliance for sharing this

The Intensive Interaction Weekend Workshop

2015
This is a weekend for Intensive Interaction Practitioners.
It is about: Better Training for Better Quality Intensive
Interaction Practice
It will help practitioners to develop networks and for people
to work together to solve problems
It is on 6th - 8th November 2015.
At: Hill Top Farm Bar, Malham
You can find out more and get an application form using
this link:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/274174820/IIWW-2015Schedule-Map-and-App-Form
or call Graham Firth on 0113 305 5160

Talking Together Handbook

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities have
made a handbook to help people with learning disabilities
have a greater sense of well-being as they grow older.
An important part of this is looking at positive ways of
supporting people who develop dementia as well as those
whose friends or housemates are living with dementia. The
handbook describes how to run facilitated peer support
groups where people use their understanding and
experiences to help each other.
You can see the handbook on the link below
http://bit.ly/1g4r7pQ

Supporting Decision Making

This training is for people (staff/family carers) who support
people with learning difficulties in Leeds.
You will learn how to explore peoples capacity to make
decisions, a person centred approach to making best
interest decisions and how to support individuals with
learning difficulties to make big decisions and day to day
choices.
The training is free for people working in Leeds.

It is on:
Wednesday, 14 October 2015 from 1pm to 4pm
At:
Connect in the North
Bridge House
Balm Road
LS10 2TP Leeds
United Kingdom
Click here for a map
You can book a place here:

http://bit.ly/1KfBIWK

Change Focus Group Invite

Change are inviting people from Self Advocacy groups to
come along to their event.
They want to make healthcare better by using peoples
skills and knowledge.
The event is to look at what skills Self Advocacy groups
have and would like to have, to share best practice, and to
talk to representatives from Clinical Commissioning Groups
(CCGs) about how including people can make healthcare
better.
The event is on 16th September
From
11.00am to 3.00pm
At CHANGE
4th Floor
Calls Landing
36-38 The Calls
Leeds
LS2 7EW
You can see the full invite here
http://bit.ly/1M2HD5L
If you would like to come along contact Shankka on
0113 242 6619
or email
info@changepeople.org

Vacancy with Barnsley Advocacy Service

Barnsley Advocacy Service are looking for a Generic
Advocate to work 22 hours a week with them.
The post will involve working with clients on a 1-1 basis to
support people to express their wishes and feelings,
access health and social care services and other issues.
It will also include working within the Wellbeing &
Engagement team to promote peer to peer support for
people with disabilities across the Barnsley region.

You can see the job advert on the link below

http://bit.ly/1VZ72C7
To get an application pack contact Susan Holland on
0300 012 0412
Or email
susan.holland@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk

Put it on Facebook
Connect in the North are running this session for people
who would like to know how to post on Facebook.
It is on Tuesday 18th August 10:30 -12:00
You can see the flyer here:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/274179339/facebook
Or for more information contact Sarah Wheatley
Telephone: 0113 270 3233 or 07504 428498
sarah@citn.org.uk

Tyneside Access Cinema

Tyneside Access Cinema have Sensory Friendly
Screenings where the sound is turned down a bit, the lights
are turned up a bit, there are no adverts and there is chill
out space.
Their upcoming screenings are
Beauty and the Beast U
Sunday 16 August 10:30
Charlottes Web U
Sunday 30 August 10:30

The Rescuers U
Sunday 13 September 10:30

You can see the flyer here

http://bit.ly/1KONpq0

What is coming up next at Inclusion North

4th September

Yorkshire & Humber Lead Officers

7th September

South Tees Provider Forum

8th September IHAL (Improving Health and Lives)

advisory group
10th September Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers
network
14th September Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
23rd September Mental Capacity Act Newcastle
25th September North East Learning Disability Partnership
28th September Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
1st October

Keeping Strong for Families Darlington

9th October

Mental Capacity Act Newcastle

13th October

Self Advocacy Support Network

If you would like to know more about any of these events

contact Claire or Marie on 0113 244 4792
claire@inclusionnorth.org
marie@inclusionnorth.org

If you would like any information on any of our

meetings, training or projects you can contact the
office on:
Tel: 0113 244 4792
E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org
Or you can write to us at:
Inclusion North CIC
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds, LS6 2NY
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

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

Lucy Virgo
Tel: 07944 185771
Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org

Angela Ellis
Tel: 07487 729237
Email: Angela@inclusionnorth.org

Rebecca Stanley
Tel: 07767 776 125
Email: Rebecca@inclusionnorth.org

Inclusion North Member Areas 2015-16

If you live in one of these areas you can come to our member
events.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley
Bradford
Calderdale
Doncaster
Hull
Leeds
North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
York
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland