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EASY-READ MINUTES

Friday 19 May 2017

St John's Church Hall, Hartford, Northwich

What’s Inside?

There are a lot of pages in this document.

You do not have to read them all. You can

just read some parts. See below for the list

of what is on each page.

Page 3

1. What is the Learning Disability

Partnership Board?

All about this special meeting.

Pages 4 to 6

Page 7 and 8

Pages 9 to 16

2. Sub Group Introductions:

Autism

Carers: Ellesmere Port and Neston

Peoples Choice Group and

Friendships and Relationships Group

Page 17 and 18

3. Visitor Introductions

Pages 19 to 31

4. Questions and Answers

Pages 32 to 34

5. Difficult Words:

Words in blue are explained at the end.

Page 35

6. Next Meeting Information

1. What is the Learning

Disability Partnership Board?

Del Curtis

Chair of Meeting

Del is in charge of the meeting.

People that make decisions go to the

Partnership Board.

They want to make things better for people

with a learning disability.

The group is made up of people with a learning

disability, carers, service providers,

commissioners, and directors. People from other

groups who help people with learning disabilities

come too.

This meeting was a special meeting. It was

different than the usual meetings. The people in

charge of the council and other organisations

were invited to answer questions.

Delyth told them about the Partnership Board.

And about the three priorities we are working on.

These are the Stay up Late Campaign, Who will

care when I’m gone and Quality monitoring.

2. Sub Group Introductions

AUTISM from Jude Culleton

The group has grown and there are lots more

people going to meetings now. They all want

to help make services better for people

with autism.

Their group priorities are:

The diagnostic pathway

Housing

Education & employment

The group want to make sure the diagnostic

pathway is good for everyone in the whole

area. The group wants shorter waiting lists,

and one easy way to get in touch.

They want people to be able to get support

in social groups and circles. They want to give

people a say about services.

They are checking that the Autism Strategy

works well for everybody. For all adults and

children in Cheshire West and Chester.

The group are working with Health and Social

care on housing. Bridge Meadow is a new place

nearly ready to move into. People who used

live in a hospital are going to move in.

A carer has met with local residents to answer

any questions they have about their new

neighbours. Hopefully more people can move

out of hospitals and into the community.

The group now has an employment expert.

This expert has worked with two carers and

2 people with autism. They have looked at

documents to make it easier for people with

autism to get a job.

The group has been training Employment Zone

staff so they can help people with autism

better. There is online training, communication

and sensory overload training.

The group has put together an employment bid

to Strengthen Employment Opportunities in

Cheshire West and Chester.

There will be more news in June.

The group is still looking for an education

expert. Some people have said moving through

transition from childrens services to adults

services feels like dropping off a cliff.

The group wants to make transition better

for people.

Councillor Paul Dolan asked has the group asked

service users what they think?

Jude said they have asked service users,

carers and professionals.

Councillor Sam Dixon asked who can she tell

about how somebody with autism was treated

at an interview? Jude said send her the

details.

Jude talked about how the new framework will

cover services for people with Autism and

Learning Disabilities and Mental Health issues.

She said each service has separate layers

including community services and 24 hour

support. They will be more flexible and

personalised than the old services.


CARERS GROUPS

from Jo Jewell

Jo said she is the Carer Liaison contact for all

carers including people who care for adults with

learning disabilities. Her job was created in 2016

with the help of the Partnership Board. She links

carers with health and social care services.

There are 2 District Carer’s Groups -

Chester and Ellesmere Port and Vale Royal.

Carers from each meeting come to the

Partnership Board.

Carers services will be changing from

September. The council and the Clinical

Commissioning groups pay for them. Jo said some

carers had said what they wanted. But some

people could not get to an event so more

consultation is needed.

Jo shares news with the 1500 carers on

her list. She is checking that their details

are correct.

She helps any carers in need.

Jo said she is in the Carers Strategic Group.

They are looking at the local carers strategy.

The group is made up of carers, Jo and a

commissioner. She also goes to the Parent Carer

forum meetings.

Jo goes to Social work carers link meetings to

talk about carer issues and share news. She

also links with doctors surgeries. Each surgery

has one of their reception staff trained as a

carer representative. They make sure all carers

are on the Carers Register. They update their

carer information board to help carers.

Jo said she is very busy. Janet Lingard said Jo

needs more help as more people need support.

Gavin Butler said he is going to try to help.


PEOPLES CHOICE GROUP

and FRIENDSHIPS and

RELATIONSHIPS GROUP from Ali McAvoy, Jackie Goldstraw,

Karen Morrey, Gina Hulme,

Karen Bunnagar, Janet Hutcheson,

Kevin Booth, Michael Gentle,

Penny Scott and Deb Magee.

Ali McAvoy introduced a presentation made by

the Peoples Choice Group. She said the Peoples

Choice Group is now run by her and Jackie

Goldstraw of See Communications CIC. It has

grown a lot over the years.

She said that the group gives people with

learning disabilities a bigger voice in a positive

way. She said the group is the link between the

Learning Disabilities Partnership Board and the

learning disabled community. The group spreads

news and helps people raise issues.

Jill Broomhall said recently that ‘the service

users involved have developed into such

confident and articulate individuals who are

wonderful ambassadors for our services.’

Ali said all the work the group does helps with

their 3 priorities - Happy, Healthy and Safe.

Members of the group will talk about some of

the work we do. We are also working with the

social work team on peer to peer safeguarding

training and on a housing document to be used

at reviews.

Jackie Goldstraw said that the group supports

people with learning disabilities to come to the

Partnership Board meetings. They talk about

their news and issues and help make the easy

read minutes.

Karen Morrey said ‘I love coming to

partnership board meetings, it is brilliant.

If I get a word in I'm lucky! I like doing the

minutes with Jackie.

I have been doing research on healthy living for

our newsletter. Healthy eating is good for you

and getting exercise like swimming. We are

checking out what is healthy at local places.’

Jackie said that people with learning disabilities

can be People’s Choice Group representatives.

They can take news back to their peers at home

or in services. And get feedback from their

peers on any issues. Group members also help

provide important feedback to commissioners

and organisations that want to know what people

with learning disabilities think.

The group has just given feedback on the local

offer website to help make it better.

Gina Hulme said she is the newest People’s

Choice Group representative. She said ‘I liked

giving feedback at the Transforming Care

event - it was a good atmosphere and I got

to speak up and say what I think.

I liked doing the Healthy options review for

the newsletter and the salad at McDonalds

was lovely. The People’s Choice Group is good

company and I enjoy it.’

Ali said that at one meeting some service users

said they were not happy with local bus

services. The group did a mystery shop and

made a video. Arriva and Stagecoach managers

came to a meeting in May this year.

People shared their stories, positive and

negative. Some of the issues were about rude

drivers, and buses moving off before people

sat down. Also drivers not knowing about

travel training badges and journey assistance

cards. Then people talked about positive

solutions.

The managers agreed to be personal contacts

for complaints. And for compliments too. They

said wheelchair users can come to bus depots

to practice getting on buses. The group will

help share that information with everyone.

Jackie said the group also offered the

managers of Arriva and Stagecoach some free

training by people with learning disabilities.

This would be short role play based sessions

where people could show bus drivers how they

want to be treated.

Kevin Booth said that he went to the

Transport meeting and talked about when he

banged his knee on the bus as he stood up to

get off and the bus jolted forward.

Ali said that she and Lynne McKie from Cheshire

West and Chester Council arranged for service

users to see the new Chester bus station

before it opens. She said that the Peoples

Choice Group links other groups and

organisations together.

Karen Bunnagar and Janet Hutcheson spoke

about how the Canal Street Advocacy group,

Storyhouse and the Peoples Choice Group have

worked together checking out the signs and

accessibility at the new library theatre.

Jan, Penny and Michael visited and joined in

with the book worm event too. They feel

privileged to be part of something so

important within the city of Chester.

They said the entertainment was good on the

evening. There were 2 choirs in the entrance.

It was a nice atmosphere. They thought the

staff were nice and made them feel welcome.

Ali said the Peoples Choice Group also works

with the Friendships and Relationships group.

Helping to organise the members’ conference

that will be in October.

Deb Magee, Project and Development Officer

for the Learning Disabilities Partnership Board

spoke about the Friendships and Relationships

Sub-Group.

Deb said that Jonathan Taylor, who was with

Healthwatch, said a friendships group was

needed. The first event was going to be in a

community centre during the day time. But Ali

McAvoy said she thought it should be somewhere

different like a pub.

Service users and carers then said they would

really like to go to Cruise nightclub in Chester.

Deb said that one carer said she felt like people

with learning disabilities just got ‘the broken

biscuits from the end of the tin.’ Deb said the

group wants the best for people. They talked

to the Events Manager at Cruise. He helped

arrange a wonderful evening for everyone.

150 people with learning disabilities joined in.

They were aged from 18 to 66. It was the

largest gathering of people with learning

disabilities in Cheshire West and Chester.

There were also 35 support staff and 10

volunteers.

Everyone enjoyed the live music, Blind Dates

and dancing. Vivo now run 3 Cruise nights a

year for people with learning disabilities.

Karen Morrey asked when the next one is and

Deb said there will be news about another

one soon.

Jonathan Taylor wanted the group to find out

what social activities people at the event

wanted. The group made a survey and 75 survey

forms were completed that night. They were

used as raffle tickets for prizes like tickets to

the zoo, cinema and a restaurant meal. These all

came out in the top five choices on the survey.

The group found out 2,755 pieces of

information from the survey on the night.

The plan was to see what people wanted to do

then encourage organisations to provide these

activities. So people could join in and make new

friends. But Michael Gentle said there was no

point in more activities if people had to go

home early.

So, the Friendships and Relationships

Sub-Group started working with the

Stay Up Late campaign. This is now one of

the Partnership Board’s 3 priorities too.

The 3 priorities for the Friendships and

Relationships group this year are the Stay Up

Late Campaign, the One Day Conference and

encouraging Providers to work together.

Deb said Jill Broomhall thought we should have

a conference like the Blackpool one so more

people could go. Deb said she and Sandra Elliott

looked at lots of nice hotels for an overnight

conference. They wanted enough space to have a

mobile Changing Places facility. But most people

wanted a one day event so the group is making

plans for October.

Deb said the Friendships and Relationships

group has some new members. David Pye who is

a Strategic Commissioner with Cheshire West

and Chester And David Redpath-Smith who is

now a Social Worker in the Transition Team. And

Paul Soper, an Occupational Therapist with the

Community Learning Disability Team at Cheshire

and Wirral Partnership.

David Pye said they will write into contracts

what providers must do to help people Stay

Up Late. The group wants people with learning

disabilities and carers to tell them what

they want.

Councillor Dolan asked if volunteers can help

too and David Pye said yes.

Janet Lingard asked if Vivo staff help people

Stay up Late. Alison Jones said that Vivo staff

teams try to help people to go to as many

events as possible.

Karen Bunnagar said when they went to the

Blackpool Conference Jan Hutcheson partied

until 1.30 am in the morning!

Del Curtis said there is some amazing work

happening in the group.

David Pye said that the group needs an

independent chair person. He asked members

of the Board to think of anyone that might do

it. Penny Scott said she attends the meetings

and would like to be co-chair.

Ali said that the Peoples Choice Group also

helps the Friends and Relationships Group by

working on the Stay Up Late Campaign. The

Peoples Choice Campaign Group makes radio

podcasts with Chester Voluntary Action.

The group chose the name and logo – Disability

Focus. The radio shows are to raise awareness,

and to be a positive voice for disability. To

share information and help service users raise

issues in a positive way. The first show was

about the Stay Up Late Campaign.

Michael Gentle said that he is helping to

produce the next show with Ali. It will be

about customer service. They are meeting

Owen from the Talking Newspaper on 14th

June 2017. He will help to put some of the

recordings together.

Ali played a section of the first podcast and

thanked everyone for listening. Here is a link

to it: https://youtu.be/85D7yXCLqiM

David Pye congratulated everyone on an

excellent presentation.

https://youtu.be/85D7yXCLqiM

3. VISITOR

INTRODUCTIONS

Gavin Butler said he is going to be doing

Jill’s job till August. He is the Director of

Integrated Adult Social Care and Health till

then. He said he works closely with

commissioners and social workers to get the

best services for people.

Councillor Sam Dixon said she became leader of

the council 2 years ago. She said the council is

like a car. If Gavin and Del are the engine then

she is the headlights, showing what way to go.

She listens to residents to make sure they are

heard. She tries to balance the needs of all

residents.

Sheena Cumisky said she is Chief Executive in

charge of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership.

She is in charge of organisations providing

services for people with Learning Disabilities.

She said she listens to what people think to

help make services better.

She tries to get organisations to work well with

each other. She said people must find it hard to

keep telling the same details to different

organisations.

Sujeet Jaydeokar said he is Acting Clinical

Director for Learning Disabilities for the

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. He makes

sure services for people with learning

disabilities are delivered well. He said he is glad

to be at this meeting so he can listen to what

people think. And to get ideas on how to work

well with other organisations.

Tom Parry said he works for the Cheshire and

Wirral Partnership on the Transforming Care

Project. He is the Transformation Projects

Manager for Learning Disabilities

Infrastructure. He works with commissioners,

social care and service providers to support

people well at home. To look after their needs

and also help them with their hopes and wishes.

Judi Thorley said she is the Chief Nurse for the

Vale Royal Clinical Commissioning Group. She

said they pay for services and make sure they

are safe and high quality. She said she would

like to talk more to Michael Gentle and the

Peoples Choice Group to help get things right.

Laura Marsh said she is the Director of

Commissioning of the West Cheshire Clinical

Commissioning Group. She said they buy services

for people with Learning Disabilities.They want

to make sure they are good and delivered well.

They help professionals understand how to

treat people with Learning Disabilities in a

person centred partnership. She said some GP

surgeries are better than others. They are

trying to help them do better.

4. QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS

1

Question 1

There needs to be more training for

staff in GP surgeries and health services

on how to help people with learning

disabilities and autism.

What can you do to help?

Laura Marsh said she wants to know how to

encourage more people to have health checks.

Letters are sent out but there might be a

better way. She said she will talk to Lesley

Gledhill as Michael Gentle suggested.

Michael Gentle asked what do GPs do if people

are nervous? Sujeet Jaydeokar said they have

health facilitators working to help. They do

story boards and try to get people used to

seeing doctors one step at a time. He said more

people now get health plans at their health

check visits.

Councillor Dolan asked if there are any GPs that

specialise in learning disabilities in our area?

Sujeet Jaydeokar said yes, and they are

training more too. He said they have special

clinic days.

People can have longer appointments and the

surgery is quieter. Speech therapists are

helping train GPs to communicate better.

Judi Thorley said the Clinical Commissioning

Groups made easy read information on lots of

health conditions. They train GPs to do more

accessible information.

They are going to check how easy health

plans are to understand.

She said they have a steering group. There is

already a GP with special interest in learning

disabilities and a parent carer in the group.

They want someone with learning disabilities

to help them too.

Michael Gentle said he was videoed to help

with training. He had to pretend to make a

telephone call to try and get an appointment.

Judi said they could use that to help train

more GPs.

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Question 2

There needs to be more respite services

for people with learning disabilities and

autism. What can you do to help?

Gavin Butler said he is looking at a new framework

for services for people with learning disabilities,

autism and mental health conditions. This will be

from April 2018. They will get new providers to

provide a better range of services. He wants to

know what service users want.

They recently arranged holiday lets in a

community based setting and people liked it.

Would people like something at centerparcs?

Some people need more specialist services.

He is going to ask Carers Groups too.

He said 101 people used respite services in

the last year. He wants to make sure people

get respite care so they don’t have a crisis.

Michael Gentle asked if Shared Lives are

providing respite care?

Alison Jones said yes. She wants Vivo to offer

something different too. She wants people to be

able to stay in their own homes and have Vivo

carers there to help them.

3

Karen Bunnagar said service users need a

chance to say where they would like to go.

Janet Hutcheson said she would like to go

to Blackpool. Michael Gentle invited Gavin to

Canal Street on Wednesdays to get feedback

from the Advocacy Group.

Janet Lingard asked if there would be any

respite services in Winsford? Alison Jones from

Vivo said she is looking into this. Gavin said he is

working with Archangel to provide respite care

too. Jude Culleton said there is emergency

respite care. They are looking into planned

respite care too.

Question 3

We want services for people with

learning disabilities and autism to stay a

priority. What can you do to help?

Gavin Butler said that services for people with

learning disabilities and services for older people

have the same amount of money spent on them.

But there are more commissioners working on

learning disability services.

They want to be able to provide the new

services that younger people want. They are

working with Vivo to make the services better.

Over the next 3 to 5 years they want to make

sure extra care housing is there for people.

So people can have their own front door.

And as much or little support as they need

at the time.

Sheena Cumisky said CWP has people with

learning disabilities to help interview new

employees. And to help make new documents

and policies.

Sujeet Jaydeokar said they want more health

professionals to learn about learning disability

issues as part of their training to get their

qualification.

Tom Parry said CWP makes sure there are

advocacy services to help people speak up.

And support for self advocacy.

Judi Thorley said the Transforming Care

programme will help make care better.

The recent local Serious Case Review has taught

organisations they need to work together

better for people in transition.

Councillor Sam Dixon said the Partnership Board

does a good job of reminding people that

learning disability issues are very important.

4

Question 4

What is happening about the integration

of health and social care?

Laura Marsh said that the Neighbourhood team

are working with GP surgeries and community

teams. They are sharing good ideas and learning

what local people need.

They are going to share one set of records for

a person so the person does not have to keep

repeating things. Services will work together to

solve peoples problems quicker so they do not

need to go into hospital.

Cllr Sam Dixon said she is Chairperson of the

Health and Wellbeing board. They have told all

organisations that they need to work together

more. This will make services better and

save money.

Tom Parry said the CWP has community teams

and respite care to help support people at

home rather than in hospitals. And to help

children who are being looked after in other

areas to come back home if they want to.

They have recruited extra support workers and

nurses and therapists and positive behavior

management specialists to help. Michael said he

goes to the Wrag group which is for people with

Learning Disabilities and Mental health issues.

He asked if they could link in and Sharon Vernon

from CWP said yes.

5

Lindsey Walton-Hardy from CCIL asked what

happened to Integrated Personal Commissioning.

Laura Marsh said the local authority had been

very busy but they were still working together.

They have a new member of staff with lots of

experience who will work on this.

This will give people one budget for their health

and social care. Someone is now working to

identify what groups of people would benefit.

Maybe people with Profound and Multiple

Learning Disabilities. There will be more

news soon.

Question 5

What can commissioners do to make sure

that people with learning disabilities and

autism can go to social events?

Gavin Butler said commissioners are writing this

into new service provider contracts. From April

the council will be able to make providers be

flexible. And more service users can then do

what they want.

6

Question 6

What can Clinical Commissioning Groups

do to help people with learning

disabilities and autism find work?

Gavin Butler said Cheshire West have worked

with Cheshire East to put in a bid. There will be

more news in June. This is to help more people

with learning disabilities, autism and mental

health issues to find meaningful work. And the

council is offering work placements and

internships. They are encouraging other

companies to do this too.

Laura Marsh said Sean Donaldson is working on a

plan to make internships in Clinical Commissioning

Groups and GP surgeries.

Councillor Dolan said people need support to stay

in work as well as to get work.

Judi Thorley said more people with learning

disabilities, autism and mental health issues

should work with CCGs. They can help to check

things like the quality of services. And

safeguarding plans.

7

Deb Magee said the Friendships and

Relationships group have a Q kit that helps

train service users to check the quality of

services.

Karen Morrey said she works for Brio at

Northgate Arena in Chester. She said there

should be jobs in Winsford too.

Question 7

What can you do to make sure annual

health checks are all done well?

Laura Marsh said she wants to get Peoples

Choice group members together with GPs to

talk about this. Michael Gentle said they can

come to the Canal Street Wednesday Advocacy

Group. Karen Morrey said they can come to

Vivo in Northwich too.

Janet Lingard said GPs need training to make

sure health checks are done well. Her son

had to go twice as the first visit was only 5

minutes. They did not give the right support.

Laura said checks should be at least half an

hour. They have a leaflet to explain about it.

Some families are worried it will affect their

benefits but it does not. People having the

check should get a good health care plan that

they can understand.

8

Janet Lingard said she was asked to pay 30

pounds to get Personal Independence Payment

information. The GP surgery later said she did

not have to pay. This was because they had

not met their standards.

Sheena Cumisky said they are checking up that

checks are done well.

Question 8

There needs to be more accommodation

for people with learning disabilities and

autism. What can you do to help?

Gavin Butler said the council and CWP and CCG

are working together. They are checking what

housing they have. They are helping 3 people

who need lots of care to move into flats closer

to friends and family.

Jude Culleton said the council are talking to

providers to offer more housing. She went to

Leeds with David Pye and Deb Magee to see

Extra Care Housing. They are making a plan

for the next 5 years.

She wants to see the housing document

that Deb Magee and Jackie Goldstraw are

working on.

9

Question 9

How can people with complex health

needs and challenging behavior be

supported better to live in their

communities?

Sujeet Jaydeokar said the Transforming Care

Project is all about removing barriers to people

living in the community. They are training

health and social care staff together to

support people better.

Dame Jo Williams said Early Intervention and

Prevention Services are really important.

People with less complex needs should get

more help.

Sujeet Jaydeokar said in the past services have

focused on people in crisis. They are changing

to put support in place before a crisis happens.

Keith Evans said more people are being

supported now than before. All Local

Authorities are struggling to meet needs.

The new Care Act set standards for care for

everyone, not just people already in services.

Some people have not been given help, possibly

like people with high functioning autism.

Judi Thorley said people with complex needs

and challenging behavior needs good advocacy.

Service providers need to train their staff to

help them have good lives.

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Question 10

What is happening about the

Transforming Care agenda?

Tom Parry said that CWP is working with

commissioners in the Clinical Commissioning

Groups and Local authorities. Across Wirral,

Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.

They are working together on Transforming Care.

Things they are working on

1) Services in local areas to help people stay

at home or in the community rather than

be admitted into hospital.

2) Special wards for people with learning

disabilities who do need a short stay in

hospital.

3) Short breaks that could be centre-based.

Or could include support at home or a

holiday.

4) Working out how to support children and

young people with autism and learning

disabilities sooner. And their families.

5) Working out how to help local people who

have had to go to hospitals in other areas.

To help them come closer to home if they

want to. And to make sure everyone can stay

local if they need services.

6) Working with service users, carers and

families more.

7) Extra support to help people live good lives

in the community.

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Question 11

Why does the Continuing Health Care

process take such a long time?

This process is where people with very complex

needs have all their health and social care paid

for by the NHS. Judi Thorley said it takes a

long time as they need to do a good job.

They are trying make it easier and quicker

for people. She said she would like to know if

people think there are still problems. Or if

things have got better?

Delyth thanked everyone for coming and said

we should do it again next year.

Councillor Sam Dixon reminded everyone how

important it is to vote. She said people had

to register to vote by midnight on 22 May.

She said Mencap had a good easy read guide

to voting.

Jackie Goldstraw said the Peoples Choice Group

had already sent it out to contacts.

5. DIFFICULT WORDS

Annual Review

This is a meeting once a year with a social worker and

other people. They talk about the services you get and

if you want to change anything.

Autism

Strategy

This is a report on how councils and other people work

to make things better for people with autism.

Carer Liaison

This is a person whose job is to talk to carers and help

to sort out their problems. Jo Jewell does this job for

Cheshire West and Chester.

Chief

Executive

This is the person in charge of the council. Gerald

Meehan is in charge of Cheshire West and Chester.

Commissioners This is someone who pays for services and decides who

provides them.

Concessionary A lower charge for someone who is on benefits.

Consultation This is when people are asked what they think about

something, like transport or hospitals. People say what

they think is good or bad.

Continence

This is helping people manage how they wee and poo so

they stay dry and clean.

Conference

This is a meeting of lots of people sometimes lasting a

day or more. People talk about a shared interest, like

having a learning disability and how to make life better.

Diagnostic

Pathway

A diagnosis is when a doctor or specialist talks to

someone and tells them what condition they have. For

example, autism, or a learning disability. A diagnostic

pathway is how they get the diagnosis. And what help

they get afterwards.

Director Someone in charge of delivering services at the council.

GP This is someone's doctor that they see at the surgery.

Integrated

Personal

Commissioning

This is a way of working so that peoples health care and

social care (like day services) can be managed together.

Mental

Capacity

Someone has Mental Capacity if they understand

information and can make decisions for themselves. If

they have not got Mental Capacity they will need help.

Minutes This is a report of what was said in a meeting.

Peg Feeding

This is when people get their food from a tube into

their stomach because they cannot have food by mouth.

Policies These are rules for how companies and staff do things.

Priorities These are the most important things. Each sub group is

going to work on 3 priorities this year.

Quality

Monitoring

This is checking whether services are good or bad.

Report This is a written document about something.

Safeguarding This is keeping people safe from harm.

Self-

assessment

This is a system that people can use to tell them how

much money they can have for their care and services.

Serious Case

Review

This is a review done after something in services has

gone wrong or someone has been harmed. The review

finds out what went wrong so it does not happen again.

Service

provider

This is a company that provides a service, like Vivo

provide day services.

Sub Group These are small groups that work on special reports for

the Partnership Board, like Health.

Supported

Internship

This is a work placement for someone where they are

supported to learn how to do the job.

Terms of

Reference

These are rules that a group follow that say how and

what they work on.

Transforming

Care Project

This is a project to save money and make healthcare

better for people.

Vulnerable This is someone who needs help to stay safe and manage

every day life.

Who will care

when I’m gone

project

This is a project to help carers who are worried what

will happen to the people they care for when they

cannot care for them any more.

Wrag West Recovery Action Group. This group is for people

with Learning Disabilities and Mental health issues.

9.NEXT MEETING

INFORMATION

Date

Friday 4th August

Place

The Cranmer Room,St. Johns Church Hall

Hartford, Northwich, CW8 INP

Start

10 in the morning (Arrive at 9.45 )

Finish

12.30 in the afternoon

If you want any more information then please

ask Debby or Sandra. New people are welcome

at the meeting but please call first as there is

not much space.

Telephone:

01244 972 170

These easy-read minutes were produced by:

Ali McAvoy and Jackie Goldstraw from

See Communications, Karen Bunnagar,

Janet Hutcheson and Penny Scott from

Canal Street Advocacy Group,

Karen Morrey and Gina Hulme.

Thank you.

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