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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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Understanding your Rights and Responsibilities
Inclusion North will be running two workshops on rights and responsibilities.
The dates for these workshops are:
Wednesday 18th June in Newcastle
Friday 27th June in York
Inclusion North BulletinIssue Number 65
8th May 2014
You can see the flyer for these workshops on our website at: http://bit.ly/1nLsnzp
You only need to come to one of these workshops.
If you would like to come along, please contact Marie at:
or by calling 0113 2626409.
Institutional Abuse Helpline
The Respond helpline was originally set up for the people that had been at Winterbourne View and their families.
It has now been opened up to anyone who has experienced institutional abuse, their friends and their families.
This is a confidential helpline run by trained volunteers.
You can call the helpline on a Thursday
Between 10am and 4pm
The number to ring is 0808 808 0700
You can see the flyer that tells you more about it here: http://bit.ly/1sfWezJ
New Resources from United Response
The following new reports are available.
Transforming Care:
This is a checklist for supporting people to move from Assessment and Treatment Units or Long Stay Institutions to their local community.
You can read it here: http://bit.ly/1s6xGr2
Positive Behaviour Support and Active Support
This is about achieving real change in services for people whose behaviour is described as challenging
You can read it here: http://bit.ly/1nrlII9
Revised Advocacy Quality Performance Mark
The revised Advocacy Quality Performance Mark was launched on the 3rd of April by the National Development Team for Inclusion.
The Quality Performance Mark is a tool for providers of independent advocacy to show their commitment and ability to provide high quality advocacy services.
This is essential for people to have their voices heard, to exercise choice and control and to live independently.
A new website has been sat up where people can get more information about the Quality Performance Mark:
http://www.qualityadvocacy.org.uk/
You can also find out more about the launch here:
http://bit.ly/1m1EmXt
Eye Doctors Setting Standards to Help Patients
The royal College of Ophthalmologists have developed some quality standards for patients with learning disabilities.
Ophthalmologists are doctors who specialise in knowing a lot about eyes.
The idea of these standards is that they can be used to improve the quality of service that people are getting.
You can read the standards here: http://bit.ly/1m1Che4
There is some more information about them here:
http://bit.ly/1mFsa1g
Take the Health Care Survey
Learning Disability Carers have produced a survey to find out how many people are getting their annual health-checks for people and to see how good they are.
They are asking for people and their supporters to complete the survey even if they haven’t had an annual health check.
Learning Disability Carers will tell everyone about the findings of the survey when it is complete.
You can take the survey online by going to:
http://www.ldcarerscommunity.org.uk/
Inspection of Bradford District NHS Care Trust
The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting Bradford District NHS Care Trust, which provides mental health, learning disability and community health services to people in Bradford, Airedale and Craven.
This will be taking place from 12th June.
The inspection team would be very interested to hear from anyone who has used any of these services in this trust in the last 12 months.
The inspection team are keen to hear the evidence from local voluntary and community groups about the quality and safety of care at this community health trust.
You can send reports, peoples stories of care or other evidence your group holds about people’s care to
or you can ring
03000 616161.
Please put the name of the trust you are sending information about in the title of the email to help pass it to the right inspection team.
There will also be public listening events taking place.
You can find out more about these by going to:
http://www.cqc.org.uk/node/760762
Being Safe in York
York Independent Living Network are running an event for people to talk about crime and safety in York and what needs to be done to improve the reporting of crime.
Julia Mulligan, the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire will be there.
This takes place at York CVS on:
Monday 12th May
From 10.00am to 1.00pm
Lunch is provided
You can see the event flyer here: http://bit.ly/1kvOeG6
If you want to book a place you can get a booking form from:
www.yiln.org.uk
Or you can call Healthwatch York on
01904 621133
Fulfilling Lives
The People’s Learning Disability Parliament (County Durham) are holding a Fulfilling Lives event on:
Wednesday 14th May 2014
It starts at 10am and will finish at 1pm
It will be at the Durham Town Hall
The day will include a variety of informal engagement methods tailored for people with learning disabilities to help make it clearer what contributes towards leading a fulfilled life.
It is free to attend.
The event is for people with learning disabilities and their carers.
You can see the press release here: http://bit.ly/1rYyUEu
And the event poster here: http://bit.ly/RnRydN
If you would like more information you can contact
Paul Richard James on 03000 265521 or 03000 265443
Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter
The Spring 2014 Issue of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter is out now.
It contains information about the 2nd Local Area Coordination Network Gathering and the following articles:
Serviceland is not a place that anyone would choose to live
Eat for the Hungry Michelle’s Story Who Cares? The Importance of supportive
relationships. Learning from Winterbourne.
You can read the newsletter online here:
http://bit.ly/1iRxDyP
Or you can download it at:
http://bit.ly/1rX0B2C
Training Courses in Leeds
Connect in the North are running the following training courses :
Making Meetings Effective
5th June
Confronting Conflict Creatively
10th June
Looking out to get in
26th June
All of the courses start at 9.30am and finish at 4pm
You can see the flyer and booking form here:
http://bit.ly/SwpS7H
For more information contact Sarah on
0113 270 3233
or email
Celebrating Tyne & Wear’s Success
This event will be a showcase for Tyne and Wear’s achievements for people in an acute care setting.
It will include presentations from the Directors of Nursing and the Access to Acute network members.
The event is on
20th May
From 12.15pm to 4.30pm
You can see the invite here: http://bit.ly/Rkbcrp
Places for this event are on a first come first served basis.
To reserve a place, contact
Northern Games for People with Disabilities
The Rotary Club of Teeside West will be running the Northern Games for People with Disabilities.
People can take part either by applying as a group from any organisation or by applying as an individual.
This will take place on:
Sunday July 13th
You can see the flyer here: http://bit.ly/1kvHec2
And there is some more information here: http://bit.ly/1o9FW92
To find out more or to get an application form contact:
Mike Eeles on 01642 584892
Or email:
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 North191 Belle Vue RoadLeedsLS3 1HG
You can visit our website at:www.inclusionnorth.org
Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North team:
Samantha ClarkTel: 07823 536 603Email: [email protected]
Scott CunninghamTel: 07767 776 125Email: [email protected]
Kellie WoodleyTel: 07876 145 390
