Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 135

20th February 2017
In this bulletin you will hear about some of
the work Inclusion North is doing and
information about what is happening across
the country.
How to get the right support using the law

People with learning disabilities (aged 16+) and family

carers have stronger rights under the Care Act. Do you
know how the Care Act might affect you and your family
member?

Come along for to find out about:

Strengthened rights for family carers.
Wellbeing feeling healthy and happy
Assessments and eligibility
Independent Advocacy
Charging Who pays?
Care and support planning

One session will take place in Middlesbrough on

Wednesday 8th March 2017 from 10am to 2pm
If you would like to attend, please contact
Samta at InclusionNorth on 0113 244 4792
samta@inclusionnorth.org
This session is being run in partnership with the Family
Carer Support Service (FCSS).
 Family Adviser Vacancy With Inclusion
North
Inclusion North are looking for 2 part time Family
Advisers.

We are looking for people who

Have experience of being a family carer or

family member for a person who uses learning
disability services, autism services or both.

Have an understanding of the issues that

families may encounter in accessing services
and support.

What will the Family Advisers do?

As part of the Inclusion North team the Family

Advisers will:

Support Inclusion North to understand the big

issues for families and to develop our
engagement with families.

Support the inclusion and engagement of

families in Inclusion Norths work.

To engage and work in partnership with family

organisations.

To support Inclusion North to develop and/or

coordinate a way for families to connect.

On the next page you can find out more about the
roles.
About the Family Adviser role

The Salary for the Family Adviser role will be based

on a 25,000 full time role.

The Family Adviser part time salary will be 5,000

over a year.

The hours will be 7 hours a week worked flexibly

for 12 months

1 role will be based from home in the North East.

1 role will be based from home in Yorkshire and

Humber.

Both roles will be required to travel throughout their

region.

You can get an application pack from

http://inclusionnorth.org/about/jobs/family-adviser/

or by phoning

0113 244 4792.

The closing date for completed applications is

12pm on 27th February.
 Housing Options Workshop
On 24th March Inclusion North are hosting a free
Housing Options workshop for people with learning
disabilities and families across Yorkshire and
Humber and the North East. The workshop is taking
place in York, and speakers include:
Steve Harris from Reside Housing
Association

Shared Lives, and

David Abbey from My Safe Home Limited

At the event you will:

Get a clearer understanding of the different

types of housing options that are available

Hear in more detail about how Shared Lives

works

Have the chance to ask questions to our expert

speakers

Have some information to take away that will

help you begin to plan the best choice for you
and your family

To book a place contact us via Samta at the

Inclusion North office.

By e mailing : samta@inclusionnorth.org

Or phoning us on 0113 262 6409

Or via our website at:

http://bit.ly/2leFH3C
 Family Based Positive Support Project

Northumbria University and the Northumberland

Tyne and Wear NHS trust have a family based
support project.

They are researching a new course that could help

family carers who look after adults with a learning
disability and who also might have a behaviour that
challenges.

The new course will help people learn new ways of

managing stress.

The course uses Positive Behaviour Support

Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness.

They are looking for families who have had support

from Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust to
take part in the course.

For more information contact either

Megan Thomas

Email megan.thomas@ntw.nhs.uk

Telephone 07780684608

Dr Tina Cook

Email tina.cook@northumbria.ac.uk

Telephone 07398 276307

Meet Commissioners from Durham County
Council.

Members of the commissioning team at Durham

County Council will be speaking at a Breakfast
Seminar. They will be talking about what they look
for from charities and not-for-profit organisations
when they plan new services.

When: Thursday 2nd March, 08.30-10.30am.

Where: The Sjovoll Centre, Front St, Durham DH1

5BZ
This will be of interest to charities and nor-for-profit
organisations.
This free event is open to all voluntary and
community organisations. If you'd like to attend
please email events@northstarventures.co.uk
Have your say Wellbeing Services

Durham County Council will be making decisions

about their Wellbeing Services during 2017.

If you have ideas that can help make services

better for people in the area please go to one of
the engagement events:

6th March 2017, 9:30am, Council Chamber,

County Hall, Durham

10th March 2017, 1pm, Council Chamber,

County Hall, Durham

Email Adam Farrell adam.farrell@durham.gov.uk

if you are attending.

If it is difficult for you to get to the meetings

please contact Chis Scorer on 03000 267668 or
email chris.scorer@durham.gov.uk
Transforming Learning Disability Services
Online Training
NHS England has developed a new and innovative
online course for anyone in Transforming Care
Partnerships and people delivering care and
support to people with learning disabilities and/or
autism

The course is free and can be found here

http://bit.ly/2cF76aJ

Getting Involved at NHS England a new

accessible film

NHS England has released a new short film called

Getting Involved at NHS England

The film has been co-produced with people with a

learning disability and is designed to be as
accessible as possible.

This film aims to tell people about NHS England and

why people might want to get involved in its work.

You can watch the film here

http://bit.ly/2jiB845
New Information About Trends in Health &
Social Care Funding

The Health Foundation has published a new online

resource.

Health and Social Care Funding Explained looks at

how Health and Social Care have been paid for in
the past and might be paid for in the future.

You can find it here http://bit.ly/2kdaF8J

It looks at things like:

How has spending on health changed over

different parliaments?

How does the UKs spending on health

compare to other European countries?

How do health and social care spending differ

between the four countries in the UK?

It is also available to download here

http://bit.ly/2kdaF8J
 North Yorkshire County Council Survey

North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is

developing a new Technology Enabled Care
(Assistive Technology) strategy.

This is about how technology, computers and other

IT can help people to live better lives.

They want to talk to people about telecare to gather

information and opinions about the current and
future telecare service.

This survey closes on Friday 3 March 2017

There are two links to the survey:

For service users/carers

http://bit.ly/2lSG85j

For professionals

http://bit.ly/2lSLYUs

You can get an Easy read Version here

Telephone 01609 532600

Email

enquiriesatextracare@northyorks.gov.uk
 Improving Health and Lives (IHAL) latest
report

IHAL have produced a report about their work

between April and September 2016.

Topics include

The autism self assessment framework

Weight management
Managing constipation
Transforming care
Reasonable adjustments
Stopping the over-medication of people

Read the report here

http://bit.ly/2kR108S

Building the Right Home Guidance

The Local Government Association, ADASS and

NHS England have produced a guide,
The guide is for commissioners on developing
community settings for people with a learning
disability/autism and/or challenging behaviour.

The guide is called 'Building the Right Home'.

You can find the guide here

http://bit.ly/2j8WFRc
 Parent Carer Information Day in York

York Carers Centre is running a Parent Carer

Information day with York Parent Carer Forum.

It is an opportunity for parent carers to drop in, have

a drink and get advice, information and support from
different groups including Family Fund, Core Assets
and the City of York Councils Transition's Team.

It will be held on Wednesday 22 March

From 12pm to 2.30pm
At New Earswick Folk Hall.

Membership of York Parent Carer Forum is free and

open to parents and carers of children and young
people aged 0-25 who have a disability or additional
need and access services in York.

Membership forms can be completed online at

www.yorkparentcarerforum.org.uk.

Or Contact
info@yorkparentcarerforum.org.uk

Telephone 07751828369

For more information about the support York Carers

Centre provide to carers please visit their website

http://bit.ly/2m2D0Qw
 The Vault Mad March Hatters Disco

The next event down at The Vault will be

a Mad March Hatters Disco
On
Friday 10th March
From
7 pm 9 pm

5.00 per ticket

Includes Buffet and free shuttle bus to and from
Gateshead Interchange

To book tickets telephone 0191 438 2750

Friends Action North East (FANE) launch North

East Accessibility Rating (NEAR) Awards.

The North East Accessibility Rating Guide is an

online map for people to find out about the social
and physical accessibility of venues in the North
East.

During Disability Week, FANE will be launching the

guide, and giving awards to the most accessible
venues.

Have you gone somewhere you had been told was

accessible, only to find out you couldnt get in or
that the toilets werent accessible?

FANE are trying to stop this happening, by providing

accurate information and raising awareness with
businesses about why accessibility is important.

Find out more here http://bit.ly/2lqbeR2

 Special Olympics South Yorkshire
Give it a go day

Special Olympics South Yorkshire are having a

taster day
On
Sunday 26th March
From
9.30am until 4pm
At
English Institute of Sport Sheffield, Coleridge
Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA

Last years people of all ages from 13 to 77 years

came along. Everyone is welcome.

The event is for people with a learning disability that

Havent tried sport but would like to give it a go
Already involved in the South Yorkshire
network
All of the coaches will be from local clubs that you
might like to continue with after the taster day.
Parents / carers / support staff must stay with
people throughout the day.

To book your place please

visit: www.yorkshiresport.org/specialolympics
Or for more information
Email: George.powdrill@yorkshiresport.org
Email: Michelle.Hayden@yorkshiresport.org
Tel: 0330 20 20 280
 Newlife launch Newlifeable equipment
service

A charity called Newlife that supports disabled

children and their families are refurbishing specialist
equipment and listing it on a new website.

Families who could not afford to buy the equipment

from new, can pay a reduced cost for a refurbished
piece, or get help to pay for it.

For more information see www.newlifeable.co.uk

News about Rail Passenger Assist

Bookings

Do you use the train?

Rail Delivery Group (RDG) have a Freephone

number for Passenger Assist Bookings.

Telephone 0800 022 3720, then select option 2.

Tell the advisor your journey details, and they will

help you get through to the correct booking team.
 Tesco try out Autism Quiet Hour

A Tesco store in Crawley and local group Autism

Parent Empower have joined up to plan quiet time
to make supermarket shopping more bearable.

The kinds of changes Tesco will make include

All staff undergone initial autism training and
briefing
Doors at entrance will be left open
Quiet Hour signs placed around the store
Instore music turned off
Escalators at the back of the store turned of
No staff packing shelves
Display TVs turned off
Tannoys turned off
Lights Dimmed
To find out more read this
http://bit.ly/2lr6daM

Hull City of Culture 2017 And Accessibility

Hull in the 2017 City of Culture. The team behind
the events want to make it possible for everyone to
have the opportunity to enjoy and be included with
the arts.
The guide talks about working to make Hull's art
and cultural more accessible.
This can be found here http://bit.ly/2lexNFP
Assisted Performances can be found here
http://bit.ly/2l1lsq1
What is coming up next
20th February National Forum for People with
Learning Disabilities
23rd February Confirm & Challenge

27th February Tomorrows Leaders Y&H Session 1

28th February Tomorrows Leaders Y&H Session 1

1st March Tomorrows Leaders Y&H Session 1

6th March NE Talking Travel

8th March Care Act - Middlesbrough

13th March Mental Capacity Act Hull

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

contact Samta on 0113 244 4792
samta@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:

Karen Parry
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 07375 034291
Email: karen@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

Kirsty Morgan
Tel: 07539 063467
Email: kirsty@inclusionnorth.org

Ailis Hardy
Tel: 07767 776125
Email: ailis@inclusionnorth.org
Rebecca Stanley
Tel: 07496 229661
Email: rebecca@inclusionnorth.org

Inclusion North Member Areas 2016-17

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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