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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Partnership Board
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Partnership Board
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Partnership Board
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Partnership Board
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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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