Network Issue 102

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We are proud to tell you that amember of the NDVA Board, Peter

Shaw, is one of only three people fromacross the UK to be shortlisted at anational awards ceremony for ‘TheStephen McAleese Outstanding

Contribution to Headway Award’ for devoting 14 years service to the braininjury charity, Headway NorthDerbyshire.

Peter was introduced to the local charitythree years after his son Neal, sustained asevere brain injury in a road traffic accident.Peter and his wife Jean became increasinglyinvolved with Neal's care as his brain injuryput enormous pressure on his life andrelationships; eventually resulting in himmoving into residential care where hereceived ongoing support. Neal was keen tomaintain his independence and Peter worked

closely with rehabilitation centres and careworkers to help his son move into his ownaccommodation along with specialist support.

Peter also organised routine family weekendsto ensure Neal was supported in havingregular contact with his two - then- veryyoung children. With his parents support,Neal began attending and later volunteeringat Headway's branch in Chesterfield,

Twelve years ago Peter became Chair of theHeadway North Derbyshire. In addition to hiscommittee duties, he has spent countlesshours organising fundraising events, managingthe group, supporting members andcampaigning with local decision makers forbetter services.

Sadly, life for the Shaw family took a secondincredibly difficult turn as Jean becameseriously ill and tragically passed away.

Supporting Derbyshire’s Health & Care

Voluntary and Community Organisations

Supporting Derbyshire’s Health & Care

Voluntary and Community Organisations

Peter Shaw

Issue No. 102 Winter 2015

We hope you enjoy reading

‘Network’ - please pass iton to your members

Season s greetings and best wishes for the New Year from all at NDVA

Headway’s Peter Shaw is nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Charity

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News from NDVA...

Despite his ongoingpersonal challenges, Peter's

devotion to Headway NorthDerbyshire never wavered.

"I am overwhelmed andhumbled to be nominated for such aprestigious award," said Peter. "Neal and mydaughter Tracey are both very proud of meand, while Jean is not here to celebrate theawards ceremony with us, we know she willbe with us all in spirit. It is particularlytouching to be shortlisted for an awardnamed after someone who Neal knew beforeStephen sadly passed away as a result of hisbrain injury.

None of this would have been possiblewithout the incredible support my familyreceived from Headway in the early days of Neal's recovery. When I first joined thecharity, the then Chair was almost single-handedly running the branch.

Today, Headway North Derbyshire hasdeveloped to the extent that its management

and support services are provided by adedicated team of volunteers, many of whom

have personal experience of brain injury.We aim to raise public awareness of braininjury issues, including prevention and safety,develop Headway services and campaign forbetter service provision for brain injurysurvivors, their carers and families in NorthDerbyshire."

Neil Whiteley, Secretary of Headway NorthDerbyshire, said: “He is so well respected that

clients now dub him 'Mr Headway' for hisceaseless commitment to the cause.”

The Stephen McAleese OutstandingContribution to Headway Award will bepresented by double Olympic gold medallistand Headway Vice President James Cracknell,who himself has a brain injury, at a glitteringceremony in The Dorchester Hotel, London,on Friday 11th December.

For more info phone:07940 729 544 or email:[email protected]

The AGM began with Heather Fawbert(NDVA Chair) saying that the strength of NDVA can be seen in the well attended

Health & Social Care Voluntary SectorForums and the increasing NDVAmembership. Heather went on to thank members for their continued attendanceand also expressed her thanks to theNDVA Staff and Board for their all theirefforts and commitment over the last year.

Heather gave an overview of the NDVA2014/2015 Annual Report highlighting

activities and successes and spoke aboutNDVA’s commitment to its core role of supporting, representing and promotinghealth and care voluntary and community

organisations. Updates were received fromV SPA, Mental Health Liaison Service &Dronfield 2gether.

Lastly there was a Workshop wheremembers were asked to consider thefollowing three questions:

1. What do you want infrastructure in thefuture to look like?

2. What do you want your organisation tolook like in the future?

3. How can NDVA help to achieve this?

The comments from the workshop will befed into the Health & Wellbeing Board andVCS Investment Review Board.

NDVA’s 24th AGM



News from NDVA...

V SPA continues to grow, now receivingalmost 5 times the amount of referrals permonth than when it started. A recentreview highlighted that in the first year of

operation, V SPA delivered a positiveoutcome for 82% of support requests.

Development work has also resulted inV SPA being seen as the vehicle to link theVoluntary Sector into a range of initiatives,including identifying holistic health issues inthe homes of older people and enablingpeople in Erewash with mental health issuesto better access mainstream activities.

Through North Derbyshire

Clinical Commissioning GroupWinter Resilience and PublicHealth Social Prescribing Funding,V SPA has also micro-commissioned a number of services to fill gaps identified

through referrals it has taken. The projectscommissioned last winter were a successand cost as little as £19 per personsupported. This good value resulted in

further funding being available for this year.

News for January 2016 -A Macmillan Project supporting

cancer patients in Bolsover will begin.

Multi-tasking volunteers will be available to

help in the home and with transport, etc.

The Project is being run by Chesterfield

Volunteer Centre but managed and

reported on by NDVA’s V SPA.

Date for your Diary...

Next NDVA Health &Social Care VoluntarySector Forum and

Wednesday 27 Janaury2016, AgriculturalBusiness Centre,

Bakewell DE45 1AH.Call 01246 555908for a booking form.

Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing for EveryoneThe 2015 Director of Public Health AnnualReport uses the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ in a publicfacing leaflet style report. Positive mental health

and wellbeing contributes to good physicalhealth and the best quality of life. This reportgives some simple, affordable ways that we canall use to make a difference to how we feel. Ittakes a bit of practice to build them into yourlife, but they are fun and these small changes canmake a real difference. It has been produced in6 versions that people of different ages canrelate to, including an easy-read version.

The reports can be found on the DerbyshireCounty Council website:www.derbyshire.gov.uk/publichealthannualreport



Twice a year NDVA’s Mental HealthLiaison Service holds a joint forummeeting with our colleagues from thesouth of the County, Derbyshire MentalHealth Forum.

The forum was, as usual, well attended, and

representatives from Hardwick ClinicalCommissioning Group (CCG) and DerbyshireCounty Council’s (DCC) Commissioning teamswere present.

The joint forum is the voluntary sector’sopportunity to hear from commissioners abouttheir plans for the future. This time we alsowanted to give some of our members thechance to show what they had been able toachieve and illustrate the added value they bringto the mental health community.

Our Voluntary Sector speakers were: RobHanlon from North Derbyshire Mental HealthCarers Forum, Janette Ashworth fromDerbyshire Autism Services Group, PeterDawson from Peak and Dales Advocacy and Jennie Street from Rhubarb Farm.

All our the speakers were able to show theexcellent services they were delivering to thepeople of Derbyshire and the extra funds theywere able to bring in on the back of any corefunding received from commissioners.

Kate Burley, Senior Commissioning OfficerHardwick CCG, gave a demonstration of ‘BigWhite Wall’ - a free on-line mental healthsupport service.

Kate then talked about the Erewash MentalHealth Innovation Project, which has four work streams:

• Improving access to the Voluntary Sectorthrough enhanced co-ordination of services

and befriending support

• Outcomes-based reporting

• Improved effectiveness of smoking cessationand health prescribing schemes for people onthe Severe Mental Illness (SMI) register

• Links with specialised services

Kate went on to talk about the Mental HealthService Receiver and Carer Engagement Review.There is a draft service specification for a ‘huband spoke’ model for engagement andexpressions of interest were invited forproviding the service.

She then told the Forum about theDay/Community Services Review.Commissioners are looking for recovery based

services to be provided in an equitable wayacross the County with wider access to self-help. The CCG has met with current providersand will be setting up focus groups andproducing questionnaires to gain the views of service receivers. Kate stressed that this is notabout reducing funding, but using existingresources in a better way.

Sue Whetton, Commissioning Manager, MentalHealth Derbyshire County Council Adult Care,also gave an update. Sue told the meeting thatthe Joint Vision and Strategic Direction for AdultMental Health and its action plan was now live.The forum had worked on the production of this strategy.

She had no news on any funding cuts for mentalhealth groups.

Non-statutory advocacy, which is provided byseveral groups, will be reviewed. This is work that has been delayed for two years and someof the groups who provide these services saidthat they would welcome an end to uncertainty.

Mental Health News

Joint CountywideMental Health Forum



Grapevine Wellbeing Centre’s newmanager, Julie Dadson aims to keepthe Centre a welcoming and gently

supportive place to be, that is open toall individuals who require supportand help with their wellbeing andmental health considerations.

It is a resource providing a friendly,confidential, safe and welcomingenvironment; guidance and support; plus a

newsletter, drinks loyalty card and free wifi.

The Grapevine Wellbeing Centre is locatedat 15, Scarsdale Place, Buxton SK17 6EF andis open every weekday and Saturdaybetween 12.30pm - 3.30pm.

Drop in for a drink and to catch up withGrapevine news, charitable events and HighPeak Self Help Groups.

Contact by phoning 01298 72965or email: [email protected]

Grapevine Wellbeing Centre still going strong

The Chesterfield Bipolar Support

Group belongs to the nationalnetwork of local groups run byBipolar UK and is open to anyoneaffected by bipolar in Chesterfield andsurrounding areas. The group offers:

• Peer support through group discussion

• Social activities

• Guidance on managing mood swings

• Useful informationGroup meetings are friendly, confidentialand informal and are open to all individualsover the age of 18 affected by bipolar,including those with a diagnosis, those pre-diagnosis, family members, friends andcarers.

The meetings are led by a volunteerfacilitator; assisted by a member of the

Facilitator Team and there is a Code of Conduct so members feel comfortable andsafe in a non judgemental environment.

Usually the meetings consist of an

information share together with a ‘sharingsession’ where members can share anycurrent mental health issues with the restof the group who provide support basedon their own experiences. There is noobligation to speak but anyone who wantsto can do so in a supportive andconfidential environment and will belistened to with respect. Guest speakersare regularly invited on a variety of topics

connected with mental health.

Meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdayof the month, 7pm - 9pm at the SaintsParish Centre, St Mary’s Gate, ChesterfieldS41 7TD.

Anyone interested in joining the group arewelcome to just turn up.

For more information, contact

[email protected] or call 0845 434 9792

Support for people affected by Bipolar

Mental Health News



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A very exciting and valuable initiative hasbeen launched with Dronfield 2gether and anewly formed group - Dronfield DementiaFriends. Dronfield Dementia Friends is agroup of professionals and individuals whoare committed to making Dronfield a‘Dementia Friendly Community’. AsDronfield is predicted to have over 30% of

its 21,000 population aged over 65 by 2032and as new research states 1 in 3 of us willget some form of dementia, this is a muchneeded community project.

Anyone can become a Dementia Friend byattending a free one hour informationsession that will be put on in various venuesthroughout Dronfield over the comingmonths. This, however, is a phenomenal task

as there are currently only 3 Alzheimer’sSociety ‘Dementia Champions’ who aretrained to deliver these sessions.

Dronfield 2gethercontinues to supportpeople/activities inDronfield including theinter-generational work between local

schools and care homes. Technology isbeing used to take the community topeople who can’t or won’t leave theirhome and it is hoped this idea will beexpanded in the future (details can be seenin next year’s ‘Network’)

Dementia touches the lives of millions of people across the country. DementiaFriends was launched to tackle the stigmaand lack of understanding that means manypeople with the condition experienceloneliness and social exclusion. It’s all aboutlearning more about dementia and the smallways you can help. From getting in touchwith someone you know living withdementia to wearing your badge with pride,every action counts.

Alzheimer’s Society want there to be a fourmillion Dementia Friends across England and

Wales with the know-how to help peoplewith dementia feel understood and includedin their community. The work in Dronfield isa great example of how people can cometogether to help build a Dementia FriendlyCommunity.

Dementia Friends and volunteer DementiaFriends Champions can sign up through theDementia Friends website

www.dementiafriends.org.ukor for more information [email protected] or call 0207 2642662

If you would like to become aDementia Friend or train to become

a Dementia Champion or you wantto join Dronfield Dementia Friendsgroup, please contact Elsa on

07870 208866 or [email protected]

Another ‘DementiaFriendly Community’



Chesterfield Care Group is a registeredcharity operating since 1996, which

provides Day Care support for older people in the Chesterfield area.

They were chosen by Skills for Care to makea promotional training DVD for the people of China, who are looking at providing care andsupport for older people in their owncountry. Jane Parsons Service Manager, said“It was a special day for service users, staff and volunteers who appreciated the

opportunity to share the fun, good practiceand high quality care standards which are atthe heart of all we do. We pride ourselves onoffering a person centred service tailored tothe hobbies and interests of the people wesupport, our focus is on dignity, respect andchoice.”

The people of China are looking at theBritish model of support in order to work with their aging population. In late 1970s, theChinese government introduced a number of measures to reduce the country's birth rateand slow the population growth rate. Themost important measure was a one-childpolicy, which decreed that couples in Chinacould only have one child. As a result of thisthere has been a fall in birth-rate and fewerpeople of working age to support thegrowing number of elderly dependants. By

learning from a flag ship service likeChesterfield Care Group they will have aninsight into the importance of organisedactivity groups for older people. The Chinese

people arelooking at this

model of support whichenables peopleto keep activein body andspirit, try outnew activities,meet otherpeople andultimately

combat lonelinessand prevent health issues.

Jane went on to say, “At Chesterfield Caregroup we understand the value older peoplebring to our community and society and byworking with Derbyshire County Council andClinical Commissioning Groups we provideservices which promote independence,enhance health and well-being and enable

people to stay in their own homes for as longas possible. This also enables family to have abreak from the caring role”.

Services are available Monday to Friday basedat Chesterfield Community Centre TontineRoad, which has fully accessible personal carefacilities, including a bathing service onrequest. They also offer 8 other outreachservices, 2 of which are specialist Dementiasupport groups.

For more information call ChesterfieldCare Group on 01246 274812 or [email protected]

Skills for Care film crew visit flag shipDay Service on behalf of Chinese

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Buxton Talking Newspaper, staffed byvolunteers, is a free service for thevisually impaired sending an audioversion of the Buxton Advertiser andother local publications to listenersthroughout the High Peak.

When I first joined the organisation three yearsago, it was as a reader. Since then we havegone through major changes and expansion,which have been very engaging and exciting.

When it was my turn on the rota, I would buyan Advertiser first thing on a Thursday morning,then going home to read as much of it aspossible out loud, whilst recording it onto acassette tape and a CD. In the afternoon these

masters were taken to be copied and sent outto the listeners. As time went on it becamemore and more obvious that things needed tochange. Cassette tapes were becomingobsolete, so it was more and more difficult toget hold of good quality ones. We could fit onlyan hour of material on to them, 90 minutes ontoa CD. We were steadily losing listeners.

We decided that if we were going to continue

providing this service, we would have to godigital. A great deal of help and advice wasprovided by the National Association of TalkingNewspapers and by local groups such asMacclesfield TN. The more we found out, themore the possibilities opened up. Yes, wewould continue with our weekly recording of the local newspaper, but we could do otherthings as well: podcasts, more local publicationsand our own monthly magazine.

The first thing we had to do was raise money,as we would need a whole new set of equipment. Memory sticks were now going tobe sent out to the listeners, and they would

also be supplied with ‘boom boxes’ - smallradio/usb port/speaker units - on which to playthem. Then there was the recording andcopying equipment to buy, along with thepouches used for sending the memory sticksout to the listeners. So we set aboutfundraising, and fortunately, with the help of NDVA, we reached our target.

There were other issues that neededaddressing for the switch to digital to be asuccess. This was going to be a biggeroperation, so we needed more volunteers andalso different premises. A quiet room forrecording was needed and then somewhereseparate for preparing the paper for thereaders and for copying and office work. Alsothe listeners needed to be contacted to letthem know what was happening and to showthem how to use their boom boxes.

We have now been digital since May and theoperation has been a success. The number of listeners has increased from a low of 37 upinto the 60’s and rising. Feedback from thelisteners has been very positive. We are stillevolving: we always need more volunteers, not just to read, but to paper edit (prepare thepaper for the readers), to help with the office

tasks and the digital editing. We have foundour new premises: Chapel Methodist Churchhas been very welcoming and is a hive of activity every Thursday. We are working hardat setting up the new monthly magazine whichwill contain interviews, articles and othersound recordings of a local nature.

Fran Pickering, Buxton TN Secretary

If you know of someone who would

benefit from this service, or if you think you would like to volunteer, callPatricia Kerry on 01298 811021 or [email protected]

Buxton TN'sgone digital



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The Compassionate Friends - Supportand friendship for bereaved parents andtheir families by those similarlybereaved.

“Every parent’s worst nightmare is to lose achild.” This phrase may be a cliché but forthousands of parents and siblings, thenightmare becomes a reality.

For over 40 years, The Compassionate Friends(TCF) charity has been offering support tofamilies in their time of greatest need from theonly source that really understands – otherbereaved families. With mutual support theyguide each other. Whatever the age of thechild you have lost and whatever the cause,they are there for you and can truly say: “Iknow how you feel.”

The Compassionate Friends offer a telephonehelpline which is available for support andinformation 365 days of the year and the lineis always answered by a bereaved parent; awebsite and forum; local contacts and supportgroups; weekend gatherings and other local

events; a postal library; legal support;specialist sibling support and lots of information leaflets and journals.

Why not go along to the Drop-in from2 - 4pm, first Tuesday of the month atThe Education Centre, Royal Hospital,Calow, Chesterfield.

Or for more information contact Jan on07986 595315, email:

[email protected] or Helpline: 0345 1 23 23 04 Website: www.tcf.org.uk

High Peak Diabetic Self HelpGroup had a special celebrationrecently when their former ChairmanBob Weston was awarded the

Lawrence medal, as he has been oninsulin for over 60 years. What anachievement! Another recentachievement was that secretary SueBarber won a special award at theChesterfield and North DerbyshireVolunteer Awards evening, at thePomegranate Theatre.

The group recently helped a local

hospital - they liaised on behalf of amother with a three year old girl whohas an insulin pump. Sadly, none of thestaff at the hospital she attends knewanything about these pumps so thegroup put her in touch with an expertdoctor, who has a pump himself.

High Peak Diabetic Self Help Groupare always looking forward to meetingnew people who may feel too shy to

ask for help... please do go along. Thegroup have speakers, but moreimportantly, speak to each other togive mutual support and practicaladvice, especially to newly diagnosedpeople and meet in Buxton'sBuckingham Hotel each third Mondayof the month at 7.00pm.

For more information contact

Sue Barber on 01298 871644 or email [email protected]

60 yearson Insulin!



Spotlight on...

When someone you care aboutuses drugs, this often can bringstress, anxiety, isolation and

social stigma - Spoda are there

to help.Some 16 years ago, a group of mums inChesterfield discovered they all had acommon problem - their children wereaddicted to 'hard' drugs. Sadly these Mumsdiscovered there was very little appropriatehelp around other than the national anddistant organisations who were trying theirbest but could not offer the direct support

they desperately needed. As the illegal use of Heroin was a growing problem and havingdevastating effects on families all over thecountry, they became determined to organisetheir own support group for people in thelocal area.

Through doing this they discovered many

other people in the area battling with a lovedone’s drug use, from children to partners,many of whom were struggling alone with thecomplex and difficult issues that addiction canbring.

Spoda’s reputation quickly spread around theCounty resulting in a contract being awardedby the Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT)in 1999 to deliver their support services to

families in the local area.Over the years Spoda has developed anational reputation for excellence, is now aregistered Charity and has 11 workersdelivering various types of specific supportthroughout the whole of Derbyshire.

Spoda’s new Grandparent and Kin-CarerWorker will be providing support to thosefamilies throughout Derbyshire who have

recently become carers of Grandchildren.The main aims of ‘Someone for you’ includesliaising with other multi-agency services toensure the right social support is reachingthese families and providing emotional andpsychological support around personal issuesthat often arise for them.

These carers save the state billions, oftenmaking huge personal sacrifices to carry outthese caring duties. Research shows that

children brought up by relatives dosignificantly better academically and havefewer emotional and behavioural problems

‘Someone for you’- Spoda’s new project

Spoda Staff



than those reared in the care system,despite suffering similar adversities.

Providing this type of support for thesefamilies is vital to the long-term wellbeing of these children.

Chesterfield FC Community Trust haverecently collaborated with Spoda helpingthem to promote their new project set-upto help support those in recovery fromdrug and alcohol use. The aim of theproject, called ‘A Spire Right’ and running

from the Proact Stadium in Chesterfield, isto use both physical activity and educationto help maintain healthy recovery in thecommunity.

Clients will be encouraged to attend threemornings a week where topics such ashealthy eating, smoking cessation and budgetsetting will be covered followed by aphysical activity. Football, Boxing, Martialarts, Gym and Swimming will be availablewith clients accessing two weeks of eachsport over a ten week period.

Last, but by no means least, the team atSpoda headed by Dot Inger project managersaid: “We were blown away by the surpriseof winning the ‘Organisation of The Year’award (income over £100,000 category) atthis year’s Voluntary Sector Awards andwould like to thank everyone who has

supported us on the journey so far. Spodaare using this win as motivation to ensureour survival in the future, as time and timeagain it’s proven that recovery is moreachievable if the family and loved ones seek relevant support and are ‘on board’ too.”

For more information Tel: 01246210176; Support Line: 0845 600 3320 www.spoda.org.uk

Facebook.com/spodaderbyshireTwitter @spodaderbyshire

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Artability is a voluntary group whosepurpose is to promote the quality of lifefor people with a disability or illness theopportunity to learn or relearn.

The group gives people with an illness ordisability and those who are socially isolated, the

opportunity to express themselves, to re-gainconfidence and their self-belief of ‘I can do’!Art Tutors provide the information and skills tomembers to enable them to draw/colour mixingas well as drawing and design.

Initially established in Calver, then Tideswell andMatlock, financial support came through varioussources including: Baslow GP Surgery, DCCAdult Care, Derbyshire Dales District Council,

Darley Dale Town Council, Ernest Bailey Trust,North Derbyshire Voluntary Action (nowNDVA) and Age UK Derby/Derbyshire. Themost recent community group to open wasBakewell Artability in Jan 2008.

Over the years, Artability members havebecome frailer and gone into Residential orNursing Care. Some have continued to attendtheir Community Artability but some had tostop because of the cost of transport and/orinability to be cared for in the group. So theystarted a service in a residential/nursing homewhere members had gone to live. The first wasin 2012 at the Presentation Sisters Care Centrein Matlock and the second in 2013 at The OldVicarage, Bakewell. It is the responsibility of each Centre to provide the staff and artmaterials, with an average set up cost perperson of £20.

For further details contact:01629 732585 or email:[email protected]

Artability in the North

Derbyshire Dales- a journey through time!



The Government is currently planninghow to redesign health and social careservices in your area and throughout

England. The aim of these changes is tomake services ready to meet the needsof the 21st Century. The NationalHealth Service (NHS) and Social Care

were designed in 1948 when England was a very different place; there werefewer people and our needs have

changed drastically.

Why are services changing? People livinglonger is cause for celebration especially asmany remain highly active members of society. However, because we are livinglonger services have to deal with the

increasing management of chronic or ongoingconditions, for example, chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD), coronary heartdisease and dementia. As people age theyare also more likely to be living with multiplehealth conditions.

There are now significant financial constraintsfor both health and social care, which meanthat services cannot continue to be providedin the same way. More money needs to beput into preventing ill health and helpingpeople early on, before they get seriously ill,as this is when services cost the most.

How are services going to change?Fortunately there is now national agreementon what a better future should look like andthe Five Year Forward View, published by NHSEngland in October 2014, sets out a clear

direction. Some of what is needed can bebrought about by the NHS itself. Otheractions need new partnerships, for example,with local communities, local councils andemployers.

Change is needed but exactly where and howis up for discussion – Healthwatch

Derbyshire is asking people to ‘Speak Out’.Power comes from a collective voice.Therefore, the more people can ‘Speak Out’about how they want to be cared for, themore Healthwatch can ‘Speak Up’ and ensureservices meet your needs. Please take time tobe part of the discussion.

Your health and social care services are

changing significantly over the next 5 years

Somebody does listen to what

children & young people say!

Healthwatch Derbyshire’s ‘Your ShoutSurvey’, looking at children and youngpeople’s experiences of health and socialcare services can also be completedonline athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HWDyourshout or call Tammy on01773 880786 to request a hard copy.

Rate a Service

You can also now leave feedback aboutyour experience of using a health or careservice by going tohttp://www.healthwatchderbyshire.co.uk/rate-a-service/.

For more information call Healthwatch on 01773 880786,email: [email protected] or visit

www.healthwatchderbyshire.co.ukTo complete the online questionnaire go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/service-redesign

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Age Concern Chesterfield and District arepleased to announce that they have securedthe temporary ‘Free’ use of a room on theground floor of Chesterfield Market Hall asa Voluntary Community Hub. The roomallocated is to let by the ChesterfieldBorough Council but is being used on thestrict understanding that if let to a payingbusiness, Age Concern will clear the room.

The Council have stated that if this ventureproves beneficial to the Voluntary Sectorand the public, they will examine thepossibility of making other similar spaceavailable.

This is a unique opportunity forChesterfield charities and communitysector groups to showcase their work and

to demonstrate and promote the servicesthat they give.

The room is a suitable size to allow 2 or 3charities or community associations to usethe space on a rota basis each day. It is acondition that the premises are not to beused for commercial reasons, i.e. sales or“active” fund raising. However , this doesnot prevent each of the attending users

from having a collection box on display.

If you are based in Chesterfield or provide services to the people of Chesterfield contact John Siddall or Michael Mason for further details on

01246 27333 or email:[email protected]

Advertise your Group in the Market Hall - FREE!

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British Red Cross (BRC)

First Aid Education

The ‘Everyday’ first aid learningpackage is easy to do, easy to learnand easy to remember. Sessions, which are a maximum of two hours

long, are tailored to the specific

needs and learning style of the group.

Everyone in your group will be given a freea bespoke pack of first aid learning cardsreinforcing what they have learned that dayand a ‘qualities of a helper card’ whichincludes a handy section on ‘where youcan get help. Also included in the pack is acertificate of first aid learning whichcelebrates their new skills.

BRC want to reach adults who are mostlikely to be around when a medical or firstaid emergency happens. Recent

beneficiaries of their training have includedvoluntary groups supporting: older peopleplus their family and friends, substanceusers, homeless people, carers of peoplewith disabilities or clinical conditions and

many more.

There is no cost to the participants forthese sessions, although donations fromthe organising group are appreciated. Fororganisations with a large number of beneficiaries, they can also support you todeliver this training yourself.

For more information, or to arrangea session please call Deborah Webster on: 01629 593335 or email:[email protected] Twitter: @DeborahSWebster



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Deaf and Hearing Support, DerbyshireDeaf Team and other Hearingorganisations are popping up all over

Derbyshire with their new Deaf Community Cafes.

The café idea began at a meeting between

Deaf and Hearing Support, NHS Audiologyand the Senior Practitioner for DCC Deaf Team to discuss the issues around isolationhaving a hearing loss creates. They alsodiscussed the wider implications of isolation- research shows that isolation can be asmuch a killer as smoking 15+ cigarettes aday - and so the idea of the cafes was born.

At the cafes there will be members of Deaf & Hearing Support and the Derbyshire Deaf team to meet and greet hearing impairedpeople. The main purpose is to offer a placefor hearing impaired people to meet eachother for a chat and to get details that theymay have missed which can often be healthprevention information that is vital topeople’s health and wellbeing.

In December the cafes will be at the SmithyBrook View, Market Street,

Clay Cross on Thursday 3rd December10am-12noon, Potters Place in Chesterfieldon Friday 4th December 10am–12noon andat The Anglers Rest in Bamford on Friday11th December 10.30am–12.30pm.

Are you unknowinglybreaking the law?Another part of Deaf & Hearing Support’srole is to assist all public places to beaccessible to Deaf and Hearing Impairedpeople. Part of the Equality Law states that “allservices should provide adjustments forpeople with disabilities”. Many organisationsare unaware that if you do not have a loopsystem or the loop system is not working, youcould be breaking the law. Ann Sullivan,Manager of Deaf and Hearing Support, says“We are prepared to go anywhere inDerbyshire to help you meet the law as wedid very recently at the Proact Stadium inChesterfield where they are now much moreaccessible for people who wear hearing aidsand can use loop systems. The Proact hasportable loop systems and some of the staff

have taken the time to work with us to learnabout these products to ensure theyunderstand how to use hearing loops andcommunicating with hearing impaired people.”

If you require further information or someone to test your loop system,please phone them on 01246 555934or [email protected]

To contact DCC Deaf Team, phone01629 533319 or [email protected]

Isolation can be as much a killer assmoking 15+ cigarettes a day!

Deaf and Hearing Support at Foolow Court Extra Care Facility,Chesterfield. Photo courtesy of Derbyshire Times.



Three years ago, four people gottogether to form Disability Assist as,having relevant experience in aprofessional capacity and being

disabled themselves, they found it wasn’t always easy to get information

that was useful to them. So DisabilityAssist was formed. A couple morevolunteers are now involved and viaFacebook they are reaching peoplefurther afield than they ever thought

possible.

Disability Assist provides free information

to disabled people and their supporters.They offer information on: accessible

holidays,mobility aids,grants,counselling,direct payments,accessible transport (community and

private hire) or anything disability related! Julie Smitham, a trustee of Disability Assist,gave NDVA three recent examples of howthey’ve helped people – “We assisted alady to claim her credit card protectionpayment back as it was mis-sold; weobtained £400 funding from the BruceWake Charitable Trust for one of ourHigh Peak members to put towards a

wheelchair. This has enabled her toparticipate in the Derby Community SignChoir, promote sign language and accessto songs for Deaf people and to assistthe Peak Park and Yorkshire Water toimprove access to Damflask Reservoir.Although the service is for Derbyshirepeople, we discovered we reachdisabled people from all over the globe,thanks to Facebook - We've put an

African gentleman in touch with anorganisation who is now assisting himto get a prosthetic leg!”

She added “Disability Assist would liketo take this opportunity to thank

everyone at NDVA for their continuedsupport”.

For more information call:07922 771863 or visit

www.facebook.com/disabilityassistTwitter: @DisAssist

Information for disabledpeople and their supporters

Volunteer Cath at the Information Desk in Chesterfield Royal Hospital

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A local group of people who’ve beenaffected by heart conditions haveraised £2000 for the Macmillan

Chesterfield Appeal, which is aimingto raise £2.5 million towards the costof a new Cancer Centre atChesterfield Royal Hospital.

The Clay Cross based cardiac rehabilitationsupport group has taken part in a variety of fundraising activities, including a sponsored

static bike ride that saw some of its 160members cycle the equivalent distance of Clay Cross to Paris!

John Wardle, 84, a ‘Dicky Tickers’ founderand also a governor at Chesterfield RoyalHospital, said: “Our membership numbersare constantly growing, that’s one reasonwhy we always end up raising and beatingour fundraising targets each year. The best

part of the Paris event was that we onlyneeded to cover the distance it would taketo get to Paris but we went an extra 650

miles for charity!” With several of ‘DickyTickers’ members, including John, havingbattled both heart problems and cancer,

the group know just how much a newstate-of-the-art Cancer centre wouldbenefit people in the local area.

John said: “I have had problems withmelanoma and my daughter is battling acancer too. I am aware of how much of adifference this new centre will make, it willmean less travelling for treatment, lessstress and more time to do the things that

really matter. Cancer, like heart problems,will affect one in every three of us in ourlifetime.”

Dicky Tickers’ meet three times a week, atSharley Park Leisure Centre, to undertakea variety of light exercise sessions. Thegroup gives support to help those withheart problems and their carers duringtheir rehabilitation.

If you would like to know more aboutDicky Tickers call John on

01246 590573

At the lastNDVA Forum& AGM, JohnWardle askedmember groups"to help raise funds for the Macmillan

Chesterfield Royal Cancer Centre Appeal,Please help."

Dicky Tickers support Cancer Centre appeal

Dicky Tickers members - John Wardle, Dorothy Edwards

Phillip Round, Mary Wardle and John Platt, and Robert

Turner (Macmillan).



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Everybody Hurts is going from strength

to strength helping with support andconfidence building for anyone affectedby child-parent abuse. They won

“Organisation of the Year” (income up to

£25,000) at the prestigious Voluntary Sector

Awards on 14th October held at the

Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield.

They meet once a month on a Wednesdaymorning at Staveley Fire Station, CromptonRoad, Speedwell Industrial Estate, StaveleyS43 3PG. All services are free of charge anda new Bolsover group will be starting onMonday 7th December in Bolsover Library.

Two Dales basedCharity, First Taste, isdelighted to announce the generoussupport of Bakewell Rotary Club toassist the funding of their fourth Chair

Based Exercise CD “Yet More Musicto Move”.

This CD is the latest of the chair basedexercise CD’s produced by the Charity inrecent years in response to requests fromthose working in care settings. It is beingproduced specifically to encourage gentleand appropriate chair based exercise &reminiscence for older people with

dementia living in care / nursing homes orattending day care centres. It will feature

well known tunes & songs with voice oversof the exercises led by physiotherapist,Angela Hill. The production work on thisnew resource, led by First Taste senior inter-active music tutor Tom Pilkington, has

started and will continue over the winter &coming spring.

First Taste’s Patron, Baroness Estelle Morris,will lead the Launch of “Yet More Music toMove” at a special event at the WhitworthCentre, Darley Dale next year.

Anyone interested in the stimulative care of older people is invited to go along.

For more information contact Iris

Wagstaffe, First Taste on: 01629 733849

Pictured from left-right: Dave Radford, sponsor from

Octantis, Sarah Swift and committee & group members:

Jean Walker, Kim, Sue Berwick, Rachel

First Taste’s Fourth Chair Based Exercise CD

For more information contact Sarah Swift, the founder of the group on:

Tel 07582 175435 or E-mail: [email protected]

Everybody Hurts - Organisation of the Year!



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Silver Surfers will be running again this year at DronfieldHenry Fanshawe School, Tuesday lunchtimes from 12:30 to13:20. Students will teach Silver Surfers how to search theweb, send emails, add an attachment, download informationetc. Its Free of charge to anyone age 55+.

For further details please contact Marc Howell,Director of Sixth Form on 01246 412372 ext 146 or

email: [email protected]

Winter Is Coming...It’s hard to believe it’s almost Winter again, but as Game of Thrones keepstelling us, it is coming. Long dark coldnights, bad weather... it’s the time of

year we need to look out for our vulnerable neighbours, relatives andfriends.

Helen’s Trust provides support to anyonewith any terminal illness, anywhere inNorth Derbyshire; providing services whichcomplement existing support such as astatutory package of care, hospice servicesand those of other charities.

A short spell of night sitting and a fewhours each week for the carers of theirbeneficiaries can be a real lifeline, especially

through the long winter period. If youknow someone who you think mightbenefit from some extra support thisWinter, please get in touch with Helen’sTrust.

Here’s an example - a 93 year old lady wasreferred to Helen’s Trust for support with

end of life care. Her daughter was tryingto manage her mother’s care alone.

Helen’s Trust provided 4 nights in total overa 2 week period, but liaised numeroustimes with the statutory team, the patient’sDistrict Nurse, other charities and with thelady’s daughter. Aside from the physical and

emotional respite these sits provided, theextensive communications gave thedaughter a picture of what was happeningwith her mother’s care.

The lady died at home, in her daughter’sarms and Helen’s Trust received a cardfrom the daughter which read: ‘I will neverforget the support of Helen’s Trust as mymother died. Your phone calls gave mestrength and the help was so immediate. It

felt like a life-line. Thank you from myheart.’

Please give them a call today with anyquestion at all on 01629 812759 or email [email protected] or visit: www.helenstrust.org.uk.

Students supporting their community!



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Do you suffer from Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Maybe you care for someone affectedby either illness. High Peak Fibromyalgia ME/CFS Support Groupinvite you to go along and have acuppa and a chat and socialise with

others who emphathise with your predicament. As well as being in goodcompany for a few hours a monththey occasionally have interestingdemonstrations and speakers.

They meet on each 2nd Thursday of themonth from 1-3pm at Glossop Cricket &Bowling Club.

They’re always open to new ideas and the

latest was from Sheila Webster, the Chair,who now runs a thriving craft group on

three Thursday afternoons each month.This is proving to be both popular andtherapeutic – people are learning new craftskills and others are regaining confidence touse skills they thought they wouldn’t use

again as a result of their illness.Sufferers sometimes find that, no matterhow much family and friends love and care,it’s difficult for them to understand theirpredicament as another sufferer would andthis can lead to feelings of isolation.

If this is you, or this sounds like someoneyou know, get in touch.

For further details or a chat about the

group please ring the helpline on0844 887 2363.

Autism Services Group (DASG) has

been busy delivering ‘Introduction toAutism’ training to a wide range of professional groups across

Derbyshire.

Janette Ashworth, the new manager says,‘as awareness of autism has grown, somore and more organisations are lookingat their policies and practices, wanting todo something to make them more autism

friendly. We’re able to help them with thatby providing both basic awareness and

bespoke tailored training to suit the

organisation’s needs.’

Janette has delivered training recently tostaff at the Ashgate Medical Centre inChesterfield, the YMCA campus in Derby,volunteers at Homestart in Swadlincoteand, most recently, to front line staff atFutures Homescape in Ripley.

You can call Janette on 01773 741221or email her on

[email protected] you’d like to talk training!

Autism Awareness training



Over 300 people attended theevening to celebrate theachievements of the VoluntarySector. The night began with asparkling performance fromstudents of Chesterfield College

which included dances and somegreat singers; proving thatChesterfield really does have talent!

Volunteer Centre Manager Dave Radfordsaid, “This event is designed to recognise andreward the tremendous work done by

volunteers and voluntary organisations andonce again we have had some wonderfulwinners. It is wonderful to be a part of something that recognises the VoluntarySector as a whole, and it is important we taketime out to pat ourselves on the back a little.More nominations than ever were receivedfor this years’ awards, and with more peopleattending it would appear this event is goingto get bigger and better every year.”

Some of the very deserving winners at theVoluntary Sector Awards Night were:

• Organisation of the Year (Income upto £25,000 - Everybody Hurts

• Organisation of the Year (Incomebetween £25,000 and £100,000) -Hope Springs Recovery Centre

• Organisation of the Year (Incomeover £100,000) - SPODA

• Young Volunteer of the Year - Jemma

Glossop, Derbyshire Asbestos SupportTeam

• Special Award for long service - Staff member Winner Dr Sarah Parnacott,Ashgate Hospicecare

• The Award for Most InnovativeProject - Equipped2Succeed, LoundsleyGreen Community Trust

• Volunteer Team of the Year Award -Hope Springs Recovery Centre Volunteers

It’s never too early to send your nominationsfor 2016!

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Voluntary Sector Awards Night- bigger & better

each year

Dav e Rad f or d



The Safe Place Scheme is part of Derbyshire County Council’s HateCrime / Keeping Safe project. It'ssupported by Derbyshire LearningDisability Partnership Board,MacIntyre and Derbyshire police

The scheme aims to stop the bullying andabuse of people with learning disabilitiesacross Derbyshire and help them feel safeand confident when out in the community.

In a town or community there are publicplaces where people with learningdisabilities can go if they feel scared,threatened or are in trouble while out andabout.

At the moment all Derbyshire libraries aresafe places. Most library staff have had safeplace training which explains about thescheme, covers communication skills andgives tips on how to provide practicalsupport and help to people with learningdisabilities.

Stickers are placed inwindows of safe places

to help people identifythem.

Keep Safe cards -Everyone with a learningdisability in Derbyshire isadvised to carry a keep safe card. The cardwill have their name on it and the contactdetails of the person they would want tobe told if they need help, for example, a

family member or friend.If a person with a learning disability is outand about and find that they need help,

they can take the card to a safe place toask for help.

How will a safe place help me? -If you have a learning disability and feelscared when out and about, places takingpart in the safe place scheme will provide

you with a temporary place of safety. Thestaff at a safe place will support you andcontact either the emergency services suchas the police or ambulance or the contactnumber on your keep safe card - whicheveris most appropriate.

Elsa MacPherson,Development Workerfor NDVA’s Dronfield2gether Project, hasbeen working to establish more safe placesin Dronfield with organisations such ashousing offices, leisure centres, shops andlocal supermarkets. She says “If yourepresent an organisation that is interestedin becoming a safe place or if you knowanyone who would like to carry a SafePlace Card, please get in touch. By workingon this project we hope to help everyone

with a learning disability to stay safe andbecome more confident about going out inDronfield.”

To contact Elsa tel: 07870 208866

or email [email protected] seehttps://www.facebook.com/dronfield2gether?fref=ts

Or contact DCC Safe Place Schemeon tel 01629 532469 or [email protected]

Derbyshire Safe Places for all with

learning disability

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To mark World

Stroke Day on29th October and to raiseawareness of

stroke, theStroke Association hosted a ‘KnowYour Blood Pressure’ event at

Chesterfield Royal Hospital inpartnership with the stroke unit.

The event was a real success and 55 bloodpressures were taken over the course of the day, with 13 people advised to follow-up with their GP. Lots more people picked

up prevention leaflets and spoke to staff and volunteers about reducing their risk of stroke.

Mindfulness sessions for

stroke survivors and carersThe Stroke Association have been runningsome mindfulness sessions for stroke

survivors and carers in Chesterfield. Thesessions are being delivered by local not-for-profit social enterprise, Heartmind, withthe last session planned for December.Mindfulness helps people to pay attentionto the present moment without judgement. Feedback has been positive sofar, with attendees reporting that theywere learning to relax more, and onestroke survivor said that it has been

‘tremendous’. If there is enough interest,there might be the potential to run somemore sessions in the New Year.

World Stroke Day atChesterfield Royal Hospital

For more information, please contact Sophie Dawson on 01246 864024or email [email protected]

NDVA still has funds available for mentalhealth self-help groups in the Hardwick Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area.Funding is available for new and existinggroups. New groups can apply for up to£150 and existing groups can apply for up

to £500. Funding is for running costs e.g.transport costs, room hire, insurance,volunteering expenses publicity etc.

There is no time limit on this funding,however there is a finite amount of funds.For more information and an applicationform please contact Roger at NDVA.

For organisations outside the Hardwick CCG area the NDVA Small Grants and

Start-up Grants are available.

Funding for self-help in theHardwick CCG Area



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NDVA SmallGrants Scheme!The Scheme, designed to offer

funding to support the runningcosts of small health relatedvoluntary groups, now includessupport to mental healthgroups, thanks to additional

funding from Hardwick CCG.

There are four application roundseach year: February, May, August andDecember. The next closing dates are4th December 2015 and 26thFebruary 2016.

NDVA will continue to prioritisevoluntary groups that have limitedsources of alternative funding. The

maximum grant available is £1,000.

Support to new groups: pleasenote that NDVA’s Start-up Grant isnow £200. It’s to support new orpotential groups (or individualstrying to start a group), at any pointin the year.

For more information on theSmall Grants Scheme orStart-up Grant call NDVA on01246 555908 or email:[email protected]

Funding

USER INVOLVEMENTFUND

The Fund is designed to cover out of pocket expenses of service users,carers and voluntary grouprepresentatives who have beeninvited to participate in a variety of planning groups and consultationexercises relating to health issues in

Derbyshire; where funding is notavailable from the meetingorganiser. For example:

• Travel expenses

• Personal assistance costs

• Taxi fares or community transportcharges for people for whom publictransport is not accessible or costeffective

• Room hire for meetings

• Photocopying costs, telephone costs foruser/carer reps to carry out work onbehalf of the planning group

• Funding to support user group/forumas a way of increasing user involvement.The group must have directrepresentation on the relevant planninggroup if one exists.

Additional Funding may also be available tosupport service user involvement inplanning, e.g. conferences, workshops,consultation exercises, surveys andquestionnaires.

Please contact NDVA for further

information.



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