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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 North Have Moved Office
We have moved a short distance and our new address is
Inclusion North
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds
LS6 2NY
Our telephone number and emails are still the same, and
can be found at the end of the bulletin.
Inclusion North Bulletin
Issue Number 73
28th
August 2014
Family Carers Networks Inclusion North supports 2 families networks – one in the North East and one in Yorkshire and Humber. We do this on behalf of the National Valuing Families Forum. These networks are open to any family members of people with learning disabilities and carers workers who support families from the North East or Yorkshire and Humber. The meetings are informal and friendly gatherings where we discuss issues that are important to family carers or their family members. The networks support family members of people with learning disabilities and those that support them to
Get good information on policy, new developments and practical ideas about implementation
Share ideas, good practice and experiences
Contribute local families views & experiences to the National Valuing Families Forum and the Learning Disability Programme Board
Be a link between local Learning Disability Partnership Boards, the Regional Learning Disability groups and national decisions makers on the Learning Disability Programme Board
Membership – who can be part of the group The Families network is open to any family members of someone with a learning disability. Carers’ workers are also welcome to attend the meeting. Inclusion North organise the meetings and make sure everyone gets good information before and after the meetings. When the network meets
Both networks meet 4 times a year usually from 10am – 3pm.
North East Family Carers – 4th September
Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers – 11th September
You can find out future dates and more on our website
http://bit.ly/1C5Fj8M
or you can call us on
0113 2626409
Accessible Information Standard
On 13th August NHS England launched the consultation of
their Accessible Information Standard.
You can see their document Making Health and Social
Care Information Accessible on the link below
http://bit.ly/1rdtH0N
There is an EasyRead version too that you can see here
http://bit.ly/1t3nIbA
And it is available as a British Sign Language video with
subtitles
http://bit.ly/1Bk9ZTx
NHS England want to know what people think about this
report so that they can make it better, and have set up a
survey where you can have your say.
You can do the survey by clicking the link below
http://bit.ly/Xn67lr
There is more information about this on NHS England’s
website
http://bit.ly/1dqIIB2
The last date that you can have your say is 9th November.
NHS England data on people using Assessment
and Treatment Units (ATUs)
NHS have published information about the numbers
of people staying in ATUs - they do this every 3
months.
This information is based on who was using those
services on 30th June 2014.
It includes information on how long people have
been there, if they have had a review and lots of
other information
You can read the summary at
http://bit.ly/1vpeydV
Get the full information at
http://bit.ly/Xm8vJ8
Autism – Fresh Approaches to Behaviour
Connect in the North are running a 2-day training course called ‘Fresh’. The course is for people who have a family member, or work with someone, with learning difficulties and autism or challenging behaviour. It is being delivered by Colin Newton and Derek Wilson, who are cofounders of Inclusive Solutions http://www.inclusive-solutions.com/ It takes place on 19
th and 20
th November
At Connect in the North, Bridge House, Balm Road, Leeds, LS10 2TP
If you want to know more, you can see the flyer and application form on the link below
http://bit.ly/1rBR7xe
or you can email
or call
0113 270 3233
Combating Isolation and Supporting Well-being
Lemon & Crane are running a conference for practitioners on using creativity, nature, positive relationships, friendships, empowering family support and financial inclusion.
Research by Lemos & Crane has found that isolation and negative friendships and relationships were key contributory factors that increased the risk of harassment, abuse and cruelty against adults with learning disabilities living in the community.
The conference will bring together leading experts, experienced front-line practitioners and innovative practitioners, to consider how adults with learning disabilities living in the community can be supported to combat isolation, harassment and abuse and build long-term resilience and well-being.
The conference will take place in London on
20th November 2014
You can find out more about the conference and how to book on the link below
http://bit.ly/1mWk3Zk
Confident Commissioning Report
The South East Network of Disabled People's Organisations have written a report on commissioning and Disabled People's organisations.
Commissioning is about the planning and buying of services.
It has lots of information and resources for disabled people's organisations anywhere.
You can download the report on the link below
http://bit.ly/1wCShuA
Office for
Disability Issues
Inclusive Language – Words to Use and Avoid
The Office for Disability Issues have made some guidelines on language to use when talking or writing about disability.
They suggest which words are good to use and which are good to avoid.
You can see the guidelines on the link below
http://bit.ly/1mS9nLs
Local Area Approaches The Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme have put 5 new case studies on their website. These show different local approaches to reducing use of inpatient care and developing community based support for people. They will be adding to this web page as they gather more, and will also be sharing these with other area partners. You can read the case studies here http://bit.ly/1n1GbBe
Housing Options Workshops The Winterbourne Joint Improvement Programme and the
Housing and Support Alliance are working together to run a
series of regional workshop to look at developing creative
solutions to common problems finding housing.
The workshops are aimed at commissioners of services for
people with a learning disability.
The workshop in the North East is on
11th September at
The Centre for Life
Times Square
Newcastle
NE1 4EP
The workshop in Yorkshire and the Humber is on
7th October at
Cedar Court
Denby Dale
Calder Grove
Wakefield
WF4 3QZ
You can read more about the workshops here http://bit.ly/1mlYcdI
You can see the application form here http://bit.ly/1pL2L5Y
If you want to know more, or to return your application, send it to
wvjip@local,gov.uk
A Manifesto for Better Mental Health
The Mental Health Foundation have joined forces with five
other leading mental health organisations in England to
publish a Manifesto for Better Mental Health, which sets
out some straight-forward, practical changes that a future
Government could make in order to do this.
They want the next government to consider:
Fair funding for mental health
A good start in life for our children
Improved physical health care for people with mental
health problems
An improvement to the lives of people with mental
health problems
Better access to mental health services
You can read their manifesto for better mental health here
http://bit.ly/VNdmS8
And you can help by sharing the manifesto on Facebook
http://on.fb.me/1qjNh87
or on Twitter using the hashtag
#bettermentalhealth
Improving Health Services In Darlington
Darlington People’s Parliament working with Healthwatch have made a report suggesting how health services in Darlington could be made better. You can read the EasyRead report on the link below http://bit.ly/1vRewwu If you want to find out more, your contacts at Darlington People’s Parliament are Rose Hiles on [email protected] 01325 254848 or Jenny Byers [email protected]
‘Opening Eyes’ Peer Educator Network
SeeAbility are running a project called the ‘Opening Eyes’
Peer Educator Network.
They would like to train people with learning disabilities to
deliver training about eye health in their local area.
They want to make sure all people with learning disabilities
know about eye health and how to look after their eyes.
You can read the information sheet which tells you all
about the training on the link below
http://bit.ly/1mcf9He
Or to find out more you can contact
or call
07554 456330
National Autistic Society Conferences
That National Autistic Society are running the following
conferences. You can find out more by clicking the links
below each date.
Autism and communication
25 November 2014in Reading
http://bit.ly/1tZNpdN
Autism and sensory processing in everyday life
December 2014 (date and venue to be confirmed)
http://bit.ly/Xn0X8P
Experts by Experience Wanted
Experts by Experience are people who have used Health and Social Care services, who work alongside the Care Quality Commission. They support inspections of Health and Social Care services. ‘Experts’ can earn £17 an hour for this work.
Skills for People are looking for new people to be ‘experts’ and are having interviews on 8
th and 9
th September 2014
If you want to apply, you can get an application pack from Skills for People Key House Tankerville Place Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AT Or you can email [email protected]
Or phone 0191 281 8737 You can also read more about it on the flyer here http://bit.ly/1pGZzZp
The last time that you can return applications to Skills for
People is 4pm
on 2nd September.
UK Disability History Month
Disability History Month runs from 22nd November to 22nd
December every year.
The theme for this year will be “War and impairment: The
Social Consequence of Disablement”.
This year the Disability History Month team are working
with Unite the Union who are sponsoring their launch.
They have released some dates for your diary.
7th September They will be holding a media stunt at the Trade Union Congress Annual General Meeting in Liverpool. More details to follow. 19th November This will be the official launch event with drinks reception. It will be in the evening at Unite the Union head office in central London. 6th December there will be a one-day seminar on the theme and general disability equality. This will be held at the University of London Union in central London. You can find out more on the Disability History Month website at http://ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/
Seen, Valued, Heard
Inclusion North has for the last few years been working
with its members around crime, disability harassment and
hate crime against people with learning disabilities in
different ways.
We also know that many people and organisations have
been doing great work to tackle this in our member areas
too.
Inclusion North is going to hold a big event for its member
areas. The aims of the event are to find out and look at
what has been happening across Yorkshire and the
Humber and the North East and to see if we can link this
work together.
The event is for people and organisations from Inclusion
North member areas only.
The event will be in York on
7th November 2014
Local areas can choose to send two people from a self-
advocacy group from their area to show case their work at
a big market place.
We will be releasing more information about this in the next
week or two.
What is coming up next at Inclusion North
Rights & Responsibilities (York) – 1st September
North East Family Carers – 4th September
Yorkshire & Humber Lead Officers – 5th September
South Tees Independent Provider Forum – 10th September
Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers – 11th September
Yorkshire & Humber Talking Travel – 12th September
North East Partnership at Stockton – 26th September
Getting Your Voice Heard – 1st October
A Meeting to talk About How Deputyship and
Appointeeship is Working - 2nd
October
Teeswide Safe Places – 9th October
Yorkshire & Humber Leadership Group – 22nd
October
North East Talking Travel – 31st October
If you would like to know more about any of these events
contact Claire or Marie on 0113 262 6409
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: [email protected] Or you can write to us at: Inclusion North
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: [email protected] Scott Cunningham Tel: 07767 776 125 Email: [email protected]
Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: [email protected]
