LEARNING DISABILITY PARTNERSHIP BOARD

Thursday 6th October 2016

10am – 12pm

AGENDA

1. Introductions & Apologies

Who is at the meeting and who could not

come?

(5 mins)

2. Ground Rules

Rules for our meeting

(5 mins)

3. Minutes of the last meeting and

matters arising

The things we talked about at our last

meeting and what we agreed to do

(5 mins)

4. Self-Advocate Update

BIG, Your Voice, Your Choice and Acorn

Farm

(20 mins)

5. Supported Accommodation Review

Knowsley

Partnership Board

Knowsley

Partnership Board

Break

(10 mins)

6. Supported Internship Update

7. Adult Social Care Spending Plan

(10 mins)

8. Any other business

(10 mins)

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Knowsley Learning Disability Partnership Board

Minutes – Thursday 30th June 2016

The Youthy, Woolfall Heath Avenue

Huyton

Peter Thomas Self-Advocate, BIG

Lisa Woods Self-Advocate, BIG

Jamie Quinn Self-Advocate, BIG

Alison Joseph Self-Advocate, BIG

Mark Dyson Self-Advocate, BIG

Michelle Ablewhite Self-Advocate, BIG

Anthony Kildare Self-Advocate, BIG

Nicki Rennie Carer, Knowsley Carers Centre

Jill O’Neil Commissioning Manager, Knowsley Council

Laura Thompson Commissioning Team, Knowsley Council

Rachel Mayner Lead Nurse, Learning Disability, 5BP

Mike Addyman Take Two

Jane Jardine Knowsley Disability Concern

Paula Lomas Knowsley Disability Concern

Mark Fox Service Manager – Knowsley Council

Sheila Dunk Stockbridge Village Activity Base

Jan Box Knowsley Carers Centre

Bridgette Brennan Knowsley Youth Mutual

Michelle Alternative Futures

Angela Miveld Acorn Farm

Bill Cullen Alternative Futures

Mark Alternative Futures

Jane Tangeman Alternative Futures

Mary Woodhall Alternative Futures

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Jen Casey Knowsley Engagement Forum & Partnership

Support

1. Introduction & Apologies

Peter chaired the meeting

Everyone introduced themselves.

Apologies from

Chris Gallagher Self-Advocate, BIG

Suzanne McDermott Self-Advocate, BIG

Julie Moss Director, Adult Social Care KMBC

Sally Hobbs Head of Commissioning, KMBC

David Allan Employment, Knowsley Council

Janice Warburton Knowsley CCG

Katie Cringle Brothers of Charity

Lorna Pink Knowsley Community LD Team 5BP

Joyce Greaves Knowsley Disability Concern

2. Ground Rules

Lisa and Anthony read the ground rules.

Traffic Light Cards were available during

the meeting.

3. Minutes of the last meeting held on

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Jen took the board through the minutes

Anthony told the board that Your Voice,

Your Choice won an award for Health and

Living Well

The BIG group looked at the transport

policy but it was not the best time

They will try again

The minutes were agreed

4. Self-Advocate Update

Paula presented the work plan for the BIG

group

Alison, Lisa, Michelle and Anthony co-

presented

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The BIG group have put together a work

plan for the next year based on what they

learnt at conference

The core group make the decisions

There are 7 BIG meetings across Knowsley

Each of the day services, non-day service

and Acorn Farm all have their own meetings

There are 5 themes

Health, finance, transport, living well and

employment

The BIG group sets the agenda for the

partnership board

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That is just Knowsley

BIG also works on a regional level which

contributes to national work

They go to Manchester for the regional

forum and there is also the Being Safe and

Living Well group

3 priorities were picked at conference

1. Living well, being safe and staying

healthy

They all fit in well with priorities of

Knowsley Council and Clinical Commissioning

Group

Co-production was highlighted

Lisa and Anthony have been working with

Constable Al Russo to become hate crime

ambassadors

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Lisa and Anthony will run the surgeries in

the day centres

Knowsley is the only area doing this and

other police forces have asked Con. Al

Russo about their work

They have begun work with the cancer

screening co-ordinator

2. Deprivation of Liberties

Information was received on this at the

Blackpool Conference

BIG will do some workshops to look at this

We will come back and tell the board what

we think

3. Transforming Care

Working to understand what this means

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We want to work with the council through

co-production

And help the council deliver the plans

Mid-Mersey, Cheshire West and North

Mersey are the 3 delivery hubs

The self-advocates are working with Mid-

Mersey

We are working with Halton

There is also lots of work that happens

that is not planned

Stakeholder events

Maytree Court

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Self-Assessment

Framework Evaluation

Transport and Charging Policy review

Producing the Care Act Advocacy

leaflet

5. Disabled Go

Jill presented this item

Disabled Go has been commissioned by

Knowsley Council

They survey venues and develop

accessibility guides

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Consultation sessions are happening this

week

700 venues will be assessed

It takes into account many disabilities

Community members can put forward

suggestions for venues

It’s updated every year

It is very detailed

There is an opportunity to take part in the

work experience side

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There are 10 places available

Training will take place in September

If you don’t like the training you don’t have

to do the visits

The venue that has been assessed will get a

copy of the results

We can link it with the Livewell Knowsley

website

Mark suggested those good venues could

get stickers

Jill said that was part of it

Surveying the venues will take place in

October and November

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The guides will be launched in January 2017

6. Community Services – Service User

Questionnaire

Peter and Mark presented this item

In the SAF access to leisure was amber

A questionnaire was done by Peter, Chris

and Alison

It should be used when accessing leisure

centres

Jan asked about including a question on

carers access

This can be a barrier to access for some

people

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Paula said this can be done

This is the beginning of an ongoing project

Anthony asked if there was funding we

could access

Mark said no – it is the law to provide

reasonable access

Jill said sometimes very simple things can

be done to make a big difference

7. Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

The Health and Wellbeing Board are

developing their Joint Health and Wellbeing

Strategy

They want to know what we think about;

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Their priorities

What success would look like

The board discussed this on their tables

The information will be collected and

passed onto Richard Holford

8. Any other business

Lisa raised an issue that people are not

receiving enough support hours

Jill said they are currently looking at the

supported living model

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It will based on outcomes

We will be revisiting the issues on working

together for change

Are they the same issues or are there new

issues?

Paula said this sounds really good

Self-advocates would like to be involved

from the beginning

Mike said at the last meeting he had asked

about independence training

Jill suggested Community Cooks

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Rachel said there is the Looking after

Myself Programme

It is not running at the moment

Sheila said they had spoken about mental

health and dpression at the day centre

This subject was welcome and the results

were amazing

Anthony said the safeguarding alerter

training is really good

Rachel had information on oral health

There will be a stakeholder event

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The easy read information has been

updated

It has been sent to dentists

There is funding for health promotion

Rachel will send the information to Jen

Jamie and Jane said that they had been to

the Adult Social Care Stakeholder Event in

June

There was no easy read information and

could not understand

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“I wanted to speak up but too scared. I

didn’t understand what people were talking

about”

Jan said there had been not enough chance

to feedback

Jill said this had come back in the feedback

Sally wants to come out and meet groups

By Who?

Organise session will Sally – information from Adult

Social Care Stakeholder Event

Jen /Paula

Rachel to send Jen information on oral health Rachel

Next meeting is

10am-12pm, Thursday at the Old School

House

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