Inclusion North Bulletin 20

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In this bulletin you will hear about some of the workInclusion North is doing and information about whatis happening across the country.

Here are some examples of what work we will offerover the next year

Best ways of supporting people with complex needs

We are doing some research into what is good support forpeople with additional support needs looking at areas thatreally matter to people like supporting friendship, good health,work, advocacy, PAs and family involvement.

We want to make a book that shares all of these good

examples and helps everyone develop good support optionsfor people with complex needs.To find out more or tell us about the good ways of workingyou know contact Kate

Safeguarding and Hate Crime Project

We are working with local areas to work out how people with

Learning Disabilities get the right support from Communitygroups and the Justice System when they have experienceddisability hate crime or harassment.We can help you work out how people get access to the rightsupport from the criminal justice system, community supportsas well as safeguarding

If your area wants to get involved in this please contact

Scott

Inclusion North

Bulletin

Issue Number 20 2nd Jul 2012


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Understanding the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation ofLiberty Safeguards

Sessions to help family members and carers understand theMental Capacity Act and what it means for them. There areonly a few sessions left so you need to tell us if you want one.

For more information about any of these pieces ofwork you can contact us in the office.

Inclusion North Response to Winterbourne Reports

On Monday the Government and the Care Quality Commissionpublished reports about their work since the abuse atWinterbourne View.

We did a short briefing paper to help people get andunderstand all the information that has come out. You can seethat by clicking on the below:

Short briefing on Winterbourne Reports

Inclusion North also put out a response to these reports whichyou can read here:

Statement on Winterbourne Reports

CQC report on the findings from the Inspection Work

As well as the report on Learning Disability Services in EnglandCQC have also published a report on the findings from theinspection work they carried out.

You can see an easy read report of this by clicking on the linkbelow:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/20120626_market_report_summary__easy_to_read.pdf
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CQC Survey on home care services

The CQC as part of their themed inspections of home careservices are asking people to complete a survey to gatherinformation to inform their review of home care services. Theywill be conducting over 250 unannounced inspections of homecare services over the coming months.

Deadline for service users to complete the survey by: 31 Aug12 The document is available at the link below.

www.cqc.org.uk/public/news/tell-us-about-your-experiences-

home-care-servicesHousing Options Advice Line for People and Families

Housing Options now offer an advice line which is available formember organisations as well as people with learningdisabilities and their families.

The number is 0845 456 1497 and you can email them [email protected]

This service operates from 8.30 4.30

Keeping it Local

Keeping it local is a free 3 day training programme with

ongoing mentoring and support to build the local knowledgeneeded to enable people with challenging behaviour andprofound and multiple learning disabilities to stay in theircommunities

This course is for professionals or individuals who have aninterest in helping develop good local services for people withlearning disabilities

For more details contact Alicia Wood [email protected]
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Local Area Co-ordination New Report

The new paper on Local Area Coordination - From ServiceUsers to Citizens" has been published by the Centre forWelfare Reform this morning.It is available from the Centre for Welfare Reform website via

http://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-date/local-area-coordination.html

GMC improving care for people with learning disabilities

The GMC has launched a new website to help doctors andother healthcare professionals provide better care for peoplewith learning disabilities This site gives doctors an idea of thesmall changes they can make to their practice which can have

a big impact on the standard of care they provide.You can see it at:

www.gmc-uk.org/learningdisabilities

To help promote the site, the GMC has designed a promotionalcard for people with learning disabilities to give to those

providing their healthcare. These cards are business card-sized and come in a handy booklet of 10.

To request promotional cards please call the GMC's ContactCentre on:

Tel: 0161 923 6602E-mail:[email protected]

Tell them how many you need, quoting 'LD Networks'.
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Outcomes from the Families & Personalisation programme

As part of learning disabilities and carers week the NDTi andDimensions are publishing the first wave of outcomes from ourFamilies & Personalisation programme.

This calls for better information and support for families if weare to move beyond budgets to real change, choice andcontrol.

You can see it at:

http://www.ndti.org.uk/publications/ndti-insights/insights-13-families-and-personalisation/

North East charity takes digital action

A North East charity is taking digital action in a bid to facilitate

friendship and networking within the regions learning disabledpopulation.

A first for the region, Ouseburn-based Friends Action NorthEast (FANE), has rolled out a fully accessible and interactivewebsite, in a bid to provide adults with learning disabilities witha one stop digital shop for all that is needed to enhance theirsocial life and build lasting relationships.

You can visit their website at:

www.friendsaction.co.uk

There is a recite function, which reads aloud all content, andwhen linking to another website, this function continues.

For more information about Friends Action North East visitwww.friendsaction.co.ukor call 0191 231 4327.
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The Cornerstone Group

Kathleen Ainsley from North Tyneside has been part of setting

up a group for families - here she tells you some of how thathappened

The Cornerstone Group evolved through need forinformation around Personalisation. A message fromKathleen Ainsley

When Matthew was due to return from Dilston College, a

Mencap college in Northumberland, I was bumping into parentsof his friends while out and about. They were asking how hewas doing and what he was going to do -which services he wasgoing to attend etc. When I explained that before Matthew wentout of borough he had completed The BIG Plan and knewexactly what he wanted to do longer term.

He was returning home but wanted to live with his friend in theirown place and he wanted to work in an office and wanted to goon holiday to Ibiza. I believed that he COULD do all of thesethings but we would need lots of help to put these things inplace. He would NOT be going to day services!

Anyhow, as there were about 12 parents asking me to meet upand tell them how we managed to do all of the planning/co-ordinating/implementing and asking "What is a PersonalBudget?" I realised meeting up for coffee with them all wouldtake LOTS of my time as they were working parents who foundit difficult to make daytime commitments.

So, I took contact details and we all agreed to meet in anevening at a cafe (The Cornerstone) as the cafe owners areparents who also wanted/needed the information.


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As I was a member of The All Together better North TynesideParent Carer Forum steering group I asked for funding for aone off gathering to meet with the wider parents to share theinfo we all needed. It was a huge success and we all agreed weneeded to meet regularly and have somewhere to askquestions/pass on experiences and share up to dateinformation.The Cornerstone Group was born (November 2010)

We meet on the second Wednesday of the month 6-8pm andstick to OUR agenda.

We invite the Local Authority in to update us e.g.-of theproposed changes to Adult Social Care -and now haveencouraged them to work WITH us to ensure what they have inmind is what we NEED for our future. We have been invited towork with lots of different groups within ASC and have recentlybeen invited to regular provider forum meetings, which is thesensible thing to do as WE are the customers who will dictatewhat WE want to buy in the very near future.

Personal health budget pilots: fifth interim evaluationreport

The 5th independent evaluation report about the personalhealth budget pilot programme has been published by thepersonal health budgets evaluation team.

You can see the report at:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/06/phbfifthreport/
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Safeguarding resources that address concerns of familycarers

The National Family Carer Network and HFT have launchedSafeguarding resources for family carers on their websitesduring Carers Week and Learning Disability Week

You can see these on

www.familycarers.org.uk/safeguarding

Or

www.hft.org.uk/safeguarding

Mencap's work in the future - My Life consultation

Mencap are making plans for how they work in the future. Aspart of thinking about that they are asking people with learningdisabilities & family members to tell them what they think.

Mencap are calling this 'Listen & learning'. You can find outmore & how to have you say at:

http://www.mencap.org.uk/

Dimensions to launch Social Care Charter

Dimensions believe people with learning disabilities or autismshould have equal chances to live the life they choose. Theyput together a social care charter with the people they support.

The Social Care Charter tells everyone what people want to beable to live the life they choose.

You can see it at:http://www.dimensions-uk.org/charter/
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Exciting Job Opportunity

ONE PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT

15 to 30 hours per week (depending on funding)Salary 14,895 p.a. pro rata (6,511 per annum for 15 hoursa week.

If youre 16 - 23 years of age and looking for an interesting andexciting role that involves:

Part time work with an enthusiastic voluntary team in aChristian

Church context. The role will be best suited to a Christian.

Getting paid for what you do - earn 8.34 an hour.

A job you could possibly fit round full or part time study.

Establishing new projects for young people withdisabilities.

Being involved in disability sporting activities and

accessible Working as part of the Methodist Church UK Children &

Youth Team worship.

Closing date for applications is 1pm on Monday 2 July 2012.

For more details contact:

Telephone: 0191 388 3401E-mail:[email protected]

What the Health and Care system will look like in 2013 An infographic from the Department of Health

The health and care system is changing in order to meet new

challenges. New organisations, and changes to existing roles,are being developed over the course of this year, and the newhealth and care system will be up and running by April 2013.
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Click on the link below to see a diagram of what this will looklike:

https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/healthandcare/files/2012/06/system-graphic.jpg

Right to Control Consultation

This consultation seeks views on the proposed regulations to

enable the delivery of the Right to Control Trailblazers for afurther 12 months from December 2012.

This consultation closes on 19th September 2012

You can see the easy read and full versions of this by clicking

on the link below:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2012/right-control.shtml

If you would like any information on any of our meetings,

training or projects you can contact the office on:

Tel: 0113 262 6409OrE-mail:[email protected]

Or you can write to us at:Inclusion North

191 Belle Vue RoadLeedsLS3 1HG
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Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North team:

Samantha ClarkTel: 07823 536 603Email:[email protected]

Danny CasperTel: 0113 262 6409Email:[email protected]

Scott CunninghamTel: 07767 776 125Email:[email protected]

Kate FultonTel: 07876 145 390Email:[email protected]
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