learning disability partnership board th august 2014 ... disability partnership board 14th august...
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Royal Borough of Greenwich
Learning Disability Partnership Board 14th August 2014
Woolwich Town Hall
Who was there
What job they do
Luke Addams Assistant Director – Adults and Older
People Services - Co-Chair
John Auld Joint Service Manager - CLDT
Alun Bayliss Commissioner for Mental Health and
Learning Disabilities – NHS
Greenwich
Carrie-Ann Beavan MP for Moving On
Robert Bridgewater Senior Contracts and Commissioning
Officer – AOPS
Peter Buck Senior Public Health Practitioner
Lana Dunnett MP for Choice and Control
John Fox Transitions Co-ordinator - CLDT
Debbie Hosten MP for Health - Co-Chair
Jackie Laidler Specialist Team Support Officer
Avril Martin Carer Rep
Lorraine Mason MP for Jobs
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Jason McCulloch Lead Commissioner - Learning
Disabilities – AOPS
Claire Monmirelle Day Opportunities Resource
Manager
Poojanum Nallee Project Support Officer
Tricia Pereira Safeguarding Team
Anita Rickard Director - Advocacy in Greenwich
Vicky Tantony Advocacy in Greenwich
Who said Sorry I Can’t Come
Alison Cuffy Service Manager – Learning
Disability Providers
Bernard Dattadeen Day Opportunities Assistant Resource
Manager
Sue Kemp Carer Rep
Karen McCaffrey MP for Housing
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Co-Chairs
Debbie and Luke chaired the meeting.
1. Introductions and Apologies
Debbie welcomed everyone to the meeting and said
thank you for coming. Everyone introduced themselves.
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2. Minutes of the last meeting
We looked at the minutes of the last meeting
to make sure they were right and to make
sure jobs had been done.
Jobs to do and who will do them
Alun to send future procurement dates to
Poojanum to share with partnership board
members.
Jason said the Moving On Forum is run by
Children’s Services. Jason to set up a meeting with
Children’s Services and Carrie Ann.
Avril to send concerns about Queen Elizabeth
Hospital to Alun and John A.
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3. MP Updates
What the MPs have been
doing since the last
meeting:
MP Surgery – Shooters Hill College
The MPs said that there had
been a surgery at Shooters Hill
College in April.
MPs spoke to 26 young people
at the college.
MP Surgery – Charlton Park Academy
The MPs said that there had
been a surgery at Charlton
Park Academy in June.
MPs spoke to 10 students.
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Training
MPs said that they had had Sign
Language Training and Equalities
Training to help them do their jobs
well.
London Regional Forum
Lana, Debbie, Carrie Ann and
Lorraine went to the London
Regional Forum meeting on the 10th
April.
Lana was the co chair as Karen is
unwell.
There was an election for the London
Regional Reps.
Carrie Ann from Greenwich and
Richard form Southwark were
elected as co chairs.
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National Forum
Carrie Ann went to the National
Forum meeting in Telford in June.
MP Sadiq Khan visit
The MP Sadiq Khan visited the MPs
to find out about Greenwich
People’s Parliament.
TfL Big Day Network Meeting
Robert went to the TfL Big Day
Network meeting. He found out
that in the future all ticket offices
will close. There will be staff in Hi
Viz jackets on the platforms that
can help with tickets and
information.
There is a Travel Support Card
that you can get to show staff
you might need help.
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Learning Disability Strategic Network
In July Carrie Ann went to a
meeting at the London Councils
offices. The meeting was to set
up the Learning Disability
Strategic Network. The network
wants to make things better for
people with a learning disability
across London and help London
Boroughs work together and
learn from each other.
The meeting was chaired by
Sean McLaughlin from London
ADASS and Stephan Brusch from
NHS England (London).
Winterbourne View Never Again
In June the MPs went to an
event called Winterbourne View
Never Again. The event was
about advocacy in Assessment
and Treatment Units. At the end
of the day Tristan Brice from the
London Social Care partnership gave a talk.
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Citizen Forum Feedback
The MPs had held 2 Citizen Forums since the
last partnership board:
25th March 2014
11th June 2014
In March there were 3 activities:
1. The Jobs Corner
2. The Keeping Safe Workshop
3. The Have Your Say Wall
In June there were 4 activities:
1. The Benefits Workshop
2. The Transport ‘Bus’ Corner
3. The Housing Corner
4. The Choice and Control Activity
The full feedback is in the Citizen Forum Reports.
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4. Feedback about the 5 priorities and the work
groups
Choice and Control
Lana said that she had met up with John in
June and had an update. John said that 368
out of 510 people that want a personal
budget had one.
Lana said that she would still like to talk to people who
have a personal budget.
Lana updated the meeting about the
Sing and Smile Music Group. She said
they now have the funding they need
and have chosen a worker, booked a
room and bought equipment.
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Health
Debbie told the Partnership Board about the
meeting with the pharmacists. She said
there will be a card for people with a
learning disability that they can show to the
chemist if they need extra help.
Debbie said that the health sub group are looking at the
work plan.
Debbie said she would be holding a focus
group about Black Books – Personal Health
Profiles to find out what people think of
them.
Alun said that the Big Health Check Up Day is
on the 21st October and the Pharmacy Card
wil be launched.
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Moving On
Carrie Ann said that since the last
partnership board meeting she has met
with John Fox 3 times to talk about Moving
On.
Carrie Ann said she still thought the Moving On Forum was
a good idea. She had spoken to young people at
Shooters Hill College and Charlton Park Academy and
they all liked the idea of the Moving On Forum too.
Jobs to do and who will do them
Jason said the Moving On Forum is run by
Children’s Services. Jason to set up a meeting with
Children’s Services and Carrie Ann.
John said that some nurses will be joining the
Transition Team. John said there will be events
for Parents and Carers in October.
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Jobs
Lorraine said that she had met up with Jason
and looked at the Jobs Plan. There is a new
work plan for jobs and Jason is going to set
up the jobs subgroup.
Lorraine said that she ran a jobs workshop at the Citizen
Forum.
This is what people said to Lorraine about what support
they need to find a job:
Help to find information about jobs
Help to find out the pay and what the job is about.
Help to plan how to get to the job – which bus.
Help to choose the right job.
Help to look on the Internet and newspaper.
Choosing what to wear for the interview.
Filing out application forms.
Help to do the job.
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Jason said that funding for new services will
start in April.
Jason said that GLLaB will be invited to the
Jobs Sub Group.
Housing
Eveline said that there had been a vote to choose which
assistant MP would stand in for Karen, as she is still unwell.
It was a draw so Eveline and Robert
will share the job.
At the Citizen Forum Eveline and Robert talked to people
about Housing.
Jason said that new flats are being built but
that Cooper Court is not going ahead.
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5. Carers Report
Avril and Sue have been to 2 Carers Centre meetings.
There will be a new venue at The Stables at Charlton
House for social activities for carers.
Mencap are part of a bid for a Carer Peer Support
Group.
There was a meeting for carers at Woolwich Dockyard
to find out about the changes.
People are worried about transport with the changes to
day services.
Turning Pages will be difficult to adapt to have an
accessible personal care area.
Kevin and Claire are looking at possible venues for
community bases.
There will be more meetings at Woolwich Dockyard to
talk to service users, carers and professionals about the
changes.
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New Activities:
Avril said that the tricycles at Corelli College are very
successful.
Avril said they would like an update from Bernard on the
Horticultural Centre and the Equestrian Centre.
The carers’ reps fed back that there was a good event
at Horn Park led by Ben Quilter a Sports Development
Officer – This might lead to good opportunities in the
future.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital:
Avril said that Steve Hardy has
been working with Queen
Elizabeth Hospital. There is a plan
to write a protocol (rules) so that
people have a better experience
using Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
There should be a recliner chair available for carers who
have to stay at the hospital.
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6. Keeping People Safe
Tricia gave an update from the Safeguarding Team:
Training:
The Safeguarding Team is delivering training
to professionals. Tricia asked if any of the MPs
would like to share their experiences and be
involved in delivering training.
Team
There will be some staff changes in the team. Adverts will
be out soon.
Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS)
A change in the law means that lots of people with a
learning disability living in care homes need to be
assessed to make sure that they being treated well. The
Safeguarding Team has assessed about 140 people.
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Poster Campaign
The Stop Abuse poster campaign was
launched in the summer. There will be
changes to the website and it will be more
accessible.
Workshops
The Safeguarding Team ran workshops about Keeping
Safe and Healthy Relationships. People found them really
useful.
Jobs to do and who will do them
Tricia to send out future workshop dates.
Newsletter (Bulletins)
The Safeguarding Team has a newsletter that is sent out 3
times a year. There is information about the law, domestic
violence, forced marriage and people with a learning
disability.
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7. Working Groups Future
Luke said that we need to have a planning
day to look at making the Partnership
Board work better and decide on the
Working Groups.
8. Anything Else
Anita said that Steve will be
leaving Advocacy in Greenwich
on the 19th September. There will
be a drop in for coffee and cakes
in the office in the afternoon.
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Winterbourne View Event
Lorraine and Robert B
reported on a meeting
they had been to in
London on the 15th July
about Winterbourne
View.
The meeting was for professionals and people with a
learning disability but there were only people with a
learning disability from Greenwich and Croydon.
Robert said that Dimensions Care had spoken about how
they choose new staff. Service users choose the staff and
staff are not recruited until service users are happy.
Dimensions Care also makes sure they involve the whole
family in people’s care.
The next Partnership Board meeting will be:
Thursday 6th November 2014, 10.00 – 12.00
Woolwich Town Hall