Bulletin 176

Inclusion North Bulletin
Issue Number 176

14th January 2018
In this bulletin you will hear about some of the work
Inclusion North is doing and information about what is
happening across the country.
Project Support Co-ordinator Yorkshire and Humber
Salary: Actual £19,776. FTE £32,960. Hours: 22.5 hours per week.
Closing Date: 30th January 2019. 12pm noon.
Are you passionate about inclusion and diversity? Do you want to work
with similar minded people who work hard to make inclusion a reality
for people with a learning disability or autism?
Job Role
You will support the Project Manager to design, lead and deliver
projects, facilitate workshops and training.
Support people with a learning disability or autism, their family

members and others to be involved on projects Inclusion North are
delivering.
Make a difference to the lives of people by helping remove barriers to

Inclusion.
We do not accept CV’s please complete the application pack and one-
page profile and return either via email or post.
For an application pack and one-page profile Visit the website:

http://inclusionnorth.org/about/news/job-vacancy-at-inclusion-
north.html Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0113 2444792
For an informal chat about the role please contact Rebecca Cole on
07496 229661.
Our new logo – the same organisation with an updated look
You may have noticed that from 1st January, we have started using a
new logo.
We are still the same organisation doing the same work. We just felt
that our logo needed updating, to look a bit more modern. We really like
it. We think it looks really smart.
We worked with people with a learning disability or autism, families, our

members and other organisations we work with to get the logo right.
It took a long time to make it just right. We looked at lots of different

options and people liked this one best.
We have it in other colours that we will use on the front of reports and
other publications, but the purple one is our main logo.
In the next few weeks we will also have a new website to match. As
soon as it is live we will let you know.
We hope you like our new look.

NHS Long Term Plan
The NHS Long Term Plan came out on 7th January. The plan says what
the NHS will do in the future. One of the priorities in the plan covers
services for people with a learning disability or autism. This includes:
• more money to support people in their communities
• continuing to implement ‘Building the Right Support’ to reduce the

number of people in Assessment and Treatment Units
• making it quicker for children and young people to get an autism

diagnosis and support services
• children and young people with a learning disability or autism with

the most complex needs will have a designated keyworker.
• the STOMP programme to stop the over medication of people with

a learning disability or autism will continue and grow
• every person with a learning disability or autism will have a note in

their patient record to ensure staff have a better understanding of
their needs
• there will be more money for eyesight, hearing and dental services
to make it easier for children with a learning disability or autism to
access them
• all services funded by the NHS will have to meet a set of

standards to make sure they work well for people with a learning
disability or autism
• the NHS will continue to employ more people with a learning

disability or autism
Watch a video here https://bit.ly/2LV46Hl

Modernising the Mental Health Act
In December 2018, the final report of the Independent Review of the
Mental Health Act 1983 was published. It included a review of how the
Mental Health Act works for people with a learning disability or autism.
The report had recommendations for all patients.
It also made recommendations that would be especially helpful for

people with a learning disability, autism or both.
These were
• Health and social care commissioners should have to work together
to make sure there is good support and treatment in the community,
to stop people having to go into hospital and to support people to go
home quickly if they do need to go into hospital.
• The Mental Health Act Code of Practice should be clear about what
best practice is for people with a learning disability, autism or both.
• The Mental Health Act should make Care and Treatment Reviews a
permanent part of people’s support.
• Data should have to be collected about the number of people with a

learning disability, autism or both who are detained under the
Mental Health Act
You can read the report here https://bit.ly/2G3vhjN

There is an easy read version here https://bit.ly/2zMVxtb
Everyone at the Inclusion North Expert Hub was happy to hear that
Care and Treatment Reviews were seen as a good part of people’s
support. We hope these continue after March 2019.
Leading Together for A Change!
Inclusion North are working with the North East & Cumbria Learning
Disability Network, Skills for People, The National Development Team
for Inclusion and North East Leadership Academy to run a leadership
course for 3 groups of people
• young people with a learning disability, autism or both aged 15-17

years
• families of children and young people
• professionals who work with children and young people.
These courses will all start in March 2019.
Inclusion North is really excited to be delivering the young people’s

course. This will be co-designed and delivered with one of our graduates
James, from the Stronger Together Course we ran in Stockton.
The course will cover:
• The history of the self-advocacy movement

• Why services have been designed in the way they have
• How government works and policies are made
• How to get your point over to people and practice speaking up
• What being a strong leader means, building resilience
People from the 3 groups will come together to work on a project for
change. Something that can make a difference to the lives of others.
If you know someone who might be interested in this course or one of

the others, please get in touch with [email protected]
Learning Disability Awareness and Cancer Sessions for Macmillan in
South Yorkshire
Inclusion North are working with Macmillan and Sheffield CCG to run
some awareness sessions with cancer nurses.
Both workshops are co-facilitated with self-advocates from the local

area. They use their lived experience to share with nurses what it is like
for them to attend health appointments and what helps them to have a
better experience.
The aim of the sessions is to raise awareness of how best to support a

person with a learning disability from when they are diagnosed with
cancer and beyond.
By coming to the sessions, the nurses get more of an understanding of

the challenges that a person with a learning disability and their family
might face.
What happens on the sessions?
We share the different ways that they can work in a more person-
centred way with people with a learning disability.
We got everyone to think about how important communication is and

how important it is to listen to the person and people that know them
best.
We talked about some of the changes that are needed to help people to
have a good experience.
We had a big discussion too about what it means to label people and
the different labels that are still used today.
We shared some films about people’s experiences of attending health

appointments and getting themselves checked out.
What did people say about the session?‘’Excellent day, very

interactive’’‘’I found that having a person with lived experience in the
groups gave us an understanding and a different perspective’’
Newcastle People and Families Advisory Group
Everyone agrees it is important for people, families, services and the

Council to be working together. The Advisory group in Newcastle is
developing this way of working. See our short film promoting what we
do at: http://bit.ly/2QPK2H2.
The Advisory Group is made up of people with a learning disability,

autism or both and family carers. It is supported by Inclusion North and
attended by a senior manager from Social Care.
We want adults with a learning disability, autism or both to have a good

life in Newcastle. We want to hear about what is working well, what is
not going so well and to be involved in developing things for the future.
We get involved with lots of different things. At our last meeting we

discussed:
• The housing and support options being planned and developed in
the city.
• What employment support was available for people.
• The Autism Self-Assessment Framework
• Budget plans for 2019/20
• Community events
We want to hear more about what is important to the people of

Newcastle. There is a drop in every month where anyone can come
speak with a member of the group. The next one is 12-1 at Skills for
People on Friday 18th January.
To find out more, get involved or share information contact

[email protected] or 07539 063467
D.A.D free training
Darlington Association on Disability have some courses available free for
people who work as personal assistants or direct payment employers.
The courses have been funded by Skills for Care.
Darlington
All of these sessions are at
Independent Living Hub, West Crescent, Darlington.
Moving and Handling 22nd January from 10am until 1pm
Mental Capacity and DoLs 28th January from 10am until 1pm
Disability Equality 4th February from 9.30am until 4pm
Dementia Awareness 5th February from 10am until 1pm
Medication Awareness and
Personal Care 12th February from 9.30am until 4pm
Redcar and Cleveland
The session is at
The Resource Centre Meath Street
Disability Equality 11th February from 9.30am until 4pm
All of these sessions are at
Redcar and Cleveland Council Offices
First Aid 17th January from 9.30am until 4pm
Medication Awareness and
Personal Care 23rd January from 9.30am until 4pm
Food Safety 31st January from 10am until 1pm
Autism Awareness (venue to be confirmed) 14th February
To book a place Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01325 489 999
Mindfulness for Life Course
Skills for People and Humankind have an 8 week mindfulness course.
Mindfulness is a way to help us to live each moment and cope better

with life.
This means we can live a happier and full life.
The course is for adults with a learning disability and their supporters.
It will take place on a Wednesday morning from February until April.
The first session is
on Wednesday 20th February
from 10am until 12.15pm
There will be a taster session to see if you want to join in on
30th January from 10am until 12.15pm
at Pelton Community Centre, Front Street, Pelton, Co Durham.
To find out more or to book a place
Contact
Anne at Humankind
Telephone: 07786 156 739
Or
Kathy at Skills for People
Telephone : 0191 281 8737
Email: [email protected]
Policy Update and other useful information
Every month Inclusion North puts together some policy updates. You
will find lots of useful information including:
• Changes in Policy
• Training opportunities
• Blogs
• Resources
And lots more…….
You can find all the information here
http://inclusionnorth.org/about/news/january-2019-policy-update.html
This information is not in easy read as it is written for our local authority
and clinical commissioning group members.
Inclusion North Member Areas 2018 – 19
Yorkshire and the Humber

Barnsley
Bradford
Calderdale
Doncaster
Kirklees
Leeds
North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland

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Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 176

Support people with a learning disability or autism, their family

Make a difference to the lives of people by helping remove barriers to

For an application pack and one-page profile Visit the website:

We worked with people with a learning disability or autism, families, our

It took a long time to make it just right. We looked at lots of different

We hope you like our new look.

• more money to support people in their communities

• continuing to implement ‘Building the Right Support’ to reduce the

• making it quicker for children and young people to get an autism

• children and young people with a learning disability or autism with

• the STOMP programme to stop the over medication of people with

• every person with a learning disability or autism will have a note in

• all services funded by the NHS will have to meet a set of

• the NHS will continue to employ more people with a learning

Watch a video here https://bit.ly/2LV46Hl

The report had recommendations for all patients.

It also made recommendations that would be especially helpful for

• Data should have to be collected about the number of people with a

You can read the report here https://bit.ly/2G3vhjN

• young people with a learning disability, autism or both aged 15-17

These courses will all start in March 2019.

Inclusion North is really excited to be delivering the young people’s

The course will cover:

• The history of the self-advocacy movement

If you know someone who might be interested in this course or one of

Both workshops are co-facilitated with self-advocates from the local

The aim of the sessions is to raise awareness of how best to support a

By coming to the sessions, the nurses get more of an understanding of

What happens on the sessions?

We got everyone to think about how important communication is and

We shared some films about people’s experiences of attending health

What did people say about the session?‘’Excellent day, very

Everyone agrees it is important for people, families, services and the

The Advisory Group is made up of people with a learning disability,

We want adults with a learning disability, autism or both to have a good

We get involved with lots of different things. At our last meeting we

We want to hear more about what is important to the people of

To find out more, get involved or share information contact

To book a place Email: [email protected]

Mindfulness is a way to help us to live each moment and cope better

This means we can live a happier and full life.

It will take place on a Wednesday morning from February until April.

The first session is

on Wednesday 20th February

from 10am until 12.15pm

There will be a taster session to see if you want to join in on

30th January from 10am until 12.15pm

at Pelton Community Centre, Front Street, Pelton, Co Durham.

To find out more or to book a place

Telephone: 07786 156 739

Kathy at Skills for People

Telephone : 0191 281 8737

You can find all the information here

Yorkshire and the Humber

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