Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 137

21st March 2017
In this bulletin you will hear about some of
the work Inclusion North is doing and
information about what is happening across
the country.
Vacancy for Volunteer Co-Chair

Inclusion Norths Board of Directors is looking for a

new Volunteer Co Chair to join the Board of
Directors.

The Board of Directors are the group of people who

check the Company is doing a good job and
following the law.

To find out more, please click

http://bit.ly/2m2uwcg

For an application pack

Email: melissa@inclusionnorth.org

The closing date for applications is 30th April 2017

If you want to talk about the role please contact

Karen Parry, Chief Executive, on:
Tel: 07375034291
Email: Karen@inclusionnorth.org

Or contact the current Co Chairs of the Board

Ruth Hicks ruthhicks@hotmail.co.uk

(Ruth is stepping down as Co-Chair which has
created this vacancy, but will remain on the Board
as a Director)

Stewart Chappell
stewart.chappell@skillsforpeople.org.uk
 Transforming Care Children And Young
People

The National Network of Parent Carer Forums

(NNPCF), NHS England and Contact A Family
have made a webinar about transforming care and
young people with learning disabilities, autism or
both.
The webinar is presented by Mary Bisk, NNPCF
Steering Group member and Sue North, the
Childrens Social Care and Education Adviser for
the Transforming Care Programme.

The webinar includes

Why is transforming care important
What transforming care means to children,
young people and their families
What is happening in your local area
How transforming care and the Special
Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) fit
together
How to get involved in to shape transformation
What to do if things are not working for you
and your child is at risk of being admitted to
hospital

The Webinar is here http://bit.ly/2nldB8J

 Law Commission People with Dementia
and Learning Disabilities kept in Care
without Checks.
The Law Commission has said that lots of people
with dementia and a learning disability are being
kept in hospitals and care homes without proper
checks.
People who cannot make decisions lack the mental
capacity to consent like certain people with
dementia or learning disabilities.
Sometimes these people need to be kept safe in a
place like a hospital or care home.
For example, a dementia patient may be kept in
their care home to prevent them from wandering
off, which could put them in danger.
This is known as a deprivation of liberty and a
proper way of doing it should be in place to make
sure that this is done lawfully.
Local authorities have been under lots of pressure
and as a result 100,000 people did not have their
deprivation of liberty safeguards done it the right
way.
The Law Commission has now published the report
saying that there needs to be a new way to make
sure vulnerable people are no longer denied their
rights.
The easy read Being able to make choices about
your life and care- changing the law to do with the
mental capacity act is here
http://bit.ly/2mDpiDC
 Learning Disability Register Information
Mencap

Mencap have some guides about the Learning

Disability Register.
If your name is on the register it means that you
can get more support when you need to go to visit
a doctor.

This support includes

Extra support to make an appointment
Support when you visit the doctor
Support understanding your doctor and your
information
More time to talk about how you are feeling

The Dont Miss Out easy read guide for joining

the Learning Disability Register is here
http://bit.ly/2nyUOr9

The letter for the doctor to join the register is here

http://bit.ly/2mUO3wt

All of the guides can also be found here

http://bit.ly/2nQgfjH
 Learning Disability And Autism Human
Rights Information Events

The British Institute Human Rights are having two

events to launch its new information about Human
Rights and training sessions for people in the North
East on advocacy and human rights.

They asked people with Learning Disabilities,

people with Autism or both about having accessible
information about Human Rights.

The events are

The launch of accessible information on Human

Rights

On 22nd March in Liverpool From 2pm to 4pm

You can book a place here http://bit.ly/2lRfZ7m

There are two training sessions and people

attending have to go to both sessions.

Session one is about Human Rights and Advocacy

Session two is about how to use Human Rights to

challenge decisions.

On May 24th in York

From 10.30am

You can book a place here http://bit.ly/2lTHYn7

On June 28th this date and details will be confirmed

at a later date.
 Every Sort Of People Festival

Culture Shift, Lewes Football Club, Starfish Music,

Stay Up Late and Fresh Tracks DJs are having a
new event.

Every Sort of People is an accessible community

festival.

The festival will include

Live Music
DJs
Art
Food
Fun Activities

The festival is on the 13 th May

At
Lewes Football Club
Mountfield Road
Lewes
BN7 2XA

From 12pm until 8pm

Tickets are available here http://bit.ly/2n0P0W5

Events And Information In The North East
Family Based Positive Support Project

Northumbria University and the Northumberland

Tyne and Wear NHS trust have a family based
support project.

They are researching a new course that could help

family carers who look after adults with a learning
disability and who also might have a behaviour that
challenges.

The new course will help people learn new ways of

managing stress.

The course uses Positive Behaviour Support

Acceptance Commitment Therapy and
Mindfulness.

They are looking for families who have had support

from Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust to
take part in the course.

For more information contact either

Megan Thomas

Email megan.thomas@ntw.nhs.uk

Telephone 07780684608

Dr Tina Cook

Email tina.cook@northumbria.ac.uk

Telephone 07398 276307

 IHAL Event Newcastle Social Care
Providers Supporting The Health Needs Of
People With Learning Disabilities

The Public Health England Learning Disabilities

Observatory (IhaL) are having an event.

The event is for families and professionals who

provide care and support for people with learning
disabilities.

The event will include information about

The Health Charter for Social Care Providers
Guidance on how social care providers and
staff can have an important role in helping
people access good healthcare and lead a
healthy life.

The event is on 28th March

At
The Beacon
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9PQ
From 9.30am until 4pm

You can book a ticket here

http://bit.ly/2nl7LV9

or

Email: MeetingsandEvents@ndti.org.uk
 Events And Information In Yorkshire And
Humber
People First Keighley And Craven
Learning Holidays

People First Keighley and Craven are holding

learning holidays for the fourth year in a row.

The learning holidays are for people with a learning

disability who want to learn about staying healthy
and eating better.

These learning holidays are free and start in a

Monday at 10am until Friday at 3pm at the
Beamsley Project near Skipton.

These are free holidays funded by the NHS.

There is a strict criteria set by the Clinical

Commissioning Group who are funding this

People have a learning disability

They live within the Bradford, Keighley, Ilkley,
Craven, Wharfedale and Airedale districts.
The week is free for the participants
We reach out to harder to reach communities
Have the capacity to understand and follow a
recipe.
Are over 18

For more information

Contact Hannah or Jane

Telephone 01535 607222

Email peoplefirst@live.co.uk
#Bigger And Better In Leeds 2017 World
Autism Awareness Day

The 2017 #Bigger And Better In Leeds celebration

of World Autism Awareness Day will include stalls
with information about

Diagnosis
Employment support
Mental health
Healthcare
Getting a support worker
Social activities
Peer support
Mentoring
Childcare
There will also be talks from
Janine Booth about autistic people finding and
keeping work
Anna Kennedy OBE who has written a book
Autisms got Talent
There will be lots of information for both Children
and Adults Services

The Event is on 3rd April

At
Banqueting Suite
Leeds Civic Hall
From
9.30am until 3pm
 Learning Disability Network Manager
Vacancy
The Public Participation team at NHS England is
looking for a Learning Disability Network manager
to join their team. The team is passionate about the
rights of people with a learning disability, autism or
both and we want to make sure those voices are
strong within NHS England.

The post holder will be part of a team of co-

workers, including two experts by experience. Co-
working is where people with a learning disability
share a job with people who do not have a learning
disability, with complementary skills, strengths and
experiences.

As part of the team of Learning Disability Network

Managers the post-holder will:

Develop the NHS England Learning Disability and

Autism Forum- a network of people with a learning
disability, autism or both and family carers and
supporting organisations. The network aims to
ensure that NHS England hears and acts on the
views of people with Learning Disabilities and their
families and carers.

Develop the NHS England Learning Disability and

Autism Advisory Group, which is a team of 15
experts by experience who work in partnership with
NHS England to help us shape solutions around
learning disability and autism and advise NHS
England, from the viewpoint of service users and
the public

Co-produce accessible information about the work

of NHS England, including an easy read newsletter,
plain English email updates, social media,
presentations and video blogs.

Co-run meetings and events for people with a

learning disability, autism or both NHS England is
doing and support colleagues at NHS England to
take a rights-based approach to their own work.

For an informal conversation about this role,

contact

Ruth Beattie

Telephone 07876 851 885

Email r.beattie@nhs.net

Or Jo Whaley

Telephone 07860178038
Email jo.whaley1@nhs.net

More information about the role can be found here

http://jobs.england.nhs.uk/job/v657813
If you would like any information on any of our
meetings, training or projects you can contact
the office on:

Tel: 0113 244 4792

E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org

Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North CIC
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:

Karen Parry
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 07375 034291
Email: karen@inclusionnorth.org

Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: Kellie@inclusionnorth.org

Lucy Virgo
Tel: 07944 185771
Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org
Angela Ellis
Tel: 07487 729237
Email: Angela@inclusionnorth.org

Kirsty Morgan
Tel: 07539 063467
Email: kirsty@inclusionnorth.org

Ailis Hardy
Tel: 07767 776125
Email: ailis@inclusionnorth.org

Rebecca Stanley
Tel: 07496 229661
Email: rebecca@inclusionnorth.org
Inclusion North Member Areas 2016-17
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If you live in one of these areas you can come to our

member events.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley
Bradford
Calderdale
Doncaster
Hull
Leeds
North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
York

North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland