Conference 2015

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WECIL Conference 2015

Direct Payments: benefits & barriers
Employing personal assistants
Conference Summary: This a free one-day conference, organised by the
West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (WECIL), looks at the benefits and
barriers of direct payments and employing personal assistant(s) for different
groups of disabled people.

Who should attend:

Local authority staff working on personalisation, self-directed support
and direct payments;
CCG & NHS staff working in continuing healthcare, personal health
budgets and integrated personal commissioning;
Staff from direct payments support organisations;
Brokers and advocates working in support planning;
Personal assistants working with disabled people.

Date & Venue: Thursday 26th of March at the BAWA Conference Centre,
Southmead, Bristol. BS34 7RG. Lunch included.

Registration: Free.
Please contact Claire Charras on 0117 947 9947 or email
claire.charras@wecil.co.uk for more information or to book a place.
Or register online: http://wecilconference2015.eventbrite.co.uk

WECIL Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales.

Registered number: 3030167
Registered office: Link House, Unit E, Britton Gardens, Bristol, BS15 1TF
Charity No: 1053515
@WECILBristol #WECILConf15
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Conference 2015

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Programme:

9.30 10.00 Registration

10.00 10.15 Welcome to WECIL Conference 2015
Cheri Wilkins, WECIL CEO
10.15 10.40 Introduction to My Support, online PA matching and
registration service
Claire Charras, WECIL Online Systems Project Developer
10.40 11.20 KEYNOTE: Choice and control since the first Direct Payments:
whats changed?
Alex Fox, Shared Lives Plus CEO
11.20 11.50 Coffee break
11.50 12.30 Workshop: What are the benefits and barriers of direct
payments for: disabled children and young people; older
people; people with dementia; people with mental health
needs; people with physical impairments; people with learning
disabilities
12.30 13.00 Panel Discussion following discussions from the workshop.
13.00 13.45 Lunch
13.45 14.25 KEYNOTE: The PA/Employer relationship
Dr Tom Porter, researcher at University of East Anglia
14.25 15.05 Workshop: The PA role: key skills; understanding the
workplace risks; developing a PA framework; providing support
to PAs; the role of statutory bodies in supporting PAs; personcentred working and outcomes.
15.05 15.30 Panel Discussion following discussions from the workshop.
Panellists include: Lindsey Thomas (Skills for Care) & Frances
Tippet (NHS England).
15.30 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 16.40 KEYNOTE: How is Bristol City Council implementing the Care
Act 2014 and how might it affect direct payments?
Lindsay Winterton, Care Act Lead, Bristol City Council
16.40 16.45 Close of conference

WECIL Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales.

Registered number: 3030167
Registered office: Link House, Unit E, Britton Gardens, Bristol, BS15 1TF
Charity No: 1053515
@WECILBristol #WECILConf15
/WECIL