Bulletin 173
Bulletin 173
Bulletin 173
In this bulletin you will hear about some of the work Inclusion
North is doing and information about what is happening across
the country.
Places cost £200 each and this covers the hotel, meals and the
conference. The main theme is Rise Up – One Voice, Stronger Together
There will be workshops to attend and speakers who can make change
happen.
Jo said
I would also like to make a difference to families and carers and to help
service providers and commissioners make sure people have good
outcomes.
I know I would enjoy working with the team at Inclusion North to make
sure that it stays strong.
I believe this job is a good match for my values, interests and skills.”
A lot of the work involves attending Care and Treatment Reviews, and
Care, Education and Treatment Reviews. Between July and September
our Experts attended 186 CTR/CETRs. However, our Experts undertake
other involvement work too.
Sky News did a report about the situation some families are faced with
when family members are admitted into an Assessment & Treatment
Unit. You can see the report here https://bit.ly/2zdY3HW
Let’s hope Bethany’s father can find a route out of this situation his
daughter is in, and that Bethany can eventually get a life in the
community.
Local Authority can make these charges. You can ask your local
authority to take into account any extra disability related expenses.
A new report called Charging for Social Care – A tax on the need for
Support is going to be published on Disability Rights website early the
week beginning 12th November
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news
Wellbeing is the main purpose of social care services as set out in the
Care Act 2014.
The report looked at some important issues in the way local authorities
plan for charges.
In total they received 604 responses from individuals and all 152 local
authorities responded.
The British Institute of Human Rights - Learning Disability, Autism
and Human Rights
You can also order free copies of the booklet and the posters - postage
costs will be added at checkout.
https://www.bihr.org.uk/pages/shop/department/poster-resources
https://www.bihr.org.uk/shop/learning-disability-autism-and-human-rights
https://www.bihr.org.uk/health
Apply for Cascading Leadership programme
The King’s Fund have announced that they are now taking applications
for their Cascading Leadership Programme.
This year, they are particularly keen to support smaller and newer
charities.
Change are working with Zurich Insurance Group to help people with a
learning disability understand what insurance means.
The day is to find out about what help and support people with a
learning disability need to understand insurance, get the right insurance
and make claims when they need to.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and travel costs paid back to
people from the Leeds area.
If you are travelling from further away speak to Shanika when you book
your place about getting your money back for travelling to the session.
The session is on
22nd November
At
Contact Shanika
shanika@changepeople.org
www.changepeople.org/shop/events
Inclusion North Member Areas 2018 – 19
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland