In this bulletin you will hear about some of the

work Inclusion North is doing and information

about what is happening across the country.


















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Understanding your Rights and Responsibilities
Inclusion North will be running two workshops on rights and
responsibilities.

The dates for these workshops are:

Wednesday 18th June in Newcastle


Friday 27th June in York

Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 65
8
th
May 2014


















You can see the flyer for these workshops on our website
at: http://bit.ly/1nLsnzp

You only need to come to one of these workshops.

If you would like to come along, please contact Marie at:

[email protected]

or by calling 0113 2626409.








Institutional Abuse Helpline
The Respond helpline was originally set up for the people
that had been at Winterbourne View and their families.

It has now been opened up to anyone who has
experienced institutional abuse, their friends and their
families.

This is a confidential helpline run by trained volunteers.


You can call the helpline on a Thursday

Between 10am and 4pm






The number to ring is 0808 808 0700

You can see the flyer that tells you more about it here:
http://bit.ly/1sfWezJ















New Resources from United Response

The following new reports are available.


Transforming Care:

This is a checklist for supporting people to move from
Assessment and Treatment Units or Long Stay Institutions
to their local community.

You can read it here: http://bit.ly/1s6xGr2



Positive Behaviour Support and Active Support

This is about achieving real change in services
for people whose behaviour is described as challenging

You can read it here: http://bit.ly/1nrlII9















Revised Advocacy Quality Performance Mark
The revised Advocacy Quality Performance Mark was
launched on the 3rd of April by the National Development
Team for Inclusion.

The Quality Performance Mark is a tool for providers of
independent advocacy to show their commitment and
ability to provide high quality advocacy services.

This is essential for people to have their voices heard, to
exercise choice and control and to live independently.


A new website has been sat up where people can get more
information about the Quality Performance Mark:
http://www.qualityadvocacy.org.uk/
You can also find out more about the launch here:
http://bit.ly/1m1EmXt




Eye Doctors Setting Standards to Help Patients
The royal College of Ophthalmologists have developed
some quality standards for patients with learning
disabilities.

Ophthalmologists are doctors who specialise in knowing a
lot about eyes.









The idea of these standards is that they can be used to
improve the quality of service that people are getting.


You can read the standards here: http://bit.ly/1m1Che4
There is some more information about them here:
http://bit.ly/1mFsa1g










Take the Health Care Survey
Learning Disability Carers have produced a survey to find
out how many people are getting their annual health-
checks for people and to see how good they are.

They are asking for people and their supporters to
complete the survey even if they havent had an annual
health check.


Learning Disability Carers will tell everyone about the
findings of the survey when it is complete.


You can take the survey online by going to:
http://www.ldcarerscommunity.org.uk/


























Inspection of Bradford District NHS Care Trust
The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting Bradford
District NHS Care Trust, which provides mental health,
learning disability and community health services to people
in Bradford, Airedale and Craven.



This will be taking place from 12
th
June.

The inspection team would be very interested to hear from
anyone who has used any of these services in this trust in
the last 12 months.
The inspection team are keen to hear the evidence from
local voluntary and community groups about the quality
and safety of care at this community health trust.
You can send reports, peoples stories of care or other
evidence your group holds about peoples care to
[email protected]
or you can ring
03000 616161.
Please put the name of the trust you are sending
information about in the title of the email to help pass it to
the right inspection team.
There will also be public listening events taking place.
You can find out more about these by going to:
http://www.cqc.org.uk/node/760762


















Being Safe in York
York Independent Living Network are running an event for
people to talk about crime and safety in York and what
needs to be done to improve the reporting of crime.

Julia Mulligan, the Police and Crime Commissioner for
North Yorkshire will be there.

This takes place at York CVS on:

Monday 12
th
May


From 10.00am to 1.00pm
Lunch is provided

You can see the event flyer here: http://bit.ly/1kvOeG6
If you want to book a place you can get a booking form
from:

www.yiln.org.uk
Or you can call Healthwatch York on

01904 621133
























Fulfilling Lives
The Peoples Learning Disability Parliament (County
Durham) are holding a Fulfilling Lives event on:


Wednesday 14th May 2014

It starts at 10am and will finish at 1pm

It will be at the Durham Town Hall

The day will include a variety of informal engagement
methods tailored for people with learning disabilities to help
make it clearer what contributes towards leading a fulfilled
life.

It is free to attend.
The event is for people with learning disabilities and their
carers.

You can see the press release here: http://bit.ly/1rYyUEu
And the event poster here: http://bit.ly/RnRydN
If you would like more information you can contact

Paul Richard James on 03000 265521 or 03000 265443






























Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter
The Spring 2014 Issue of the Local Area Coordination
Network Newsletter is out now.


It contains information about the 2
nd
Local Area
Coordination Network Gathering and the following articles:


Serviceland is not a place that anyone would choose
to live
Eat for the Hungry
Michelles Story
Who Cares? The Importance of supportive
relationships.
Learning from Winterbourne.


You can read the newsletter online here:

http://bit.ly/1iRxDyP


Or you can download it at:

http://bit.ly/1rX0B2C


































Training Courses in Leeds
Connect in the North are running the following training
courses :

Making Meetings Effective
5th June

Confronting Conflict Creatively
10th June

Looking out to get in
26th June

All of the courses start at 9.30am and finish at 4pm

You can see the flyer and booking form here:
http://bit.ly/SwpS7H

For more information contact Sarah on
0113 270 3233
or email
[email protected]



















Celebrating Tyne & Wears Success
This event will be a showcase for Tyne and Wears
achievements for people in an acute care setting.

It will include presentations from the Directors of Nursing
and the Access to Acute network members.

The event is on

20
th
May


From 12.15pm to 4.30pm

You can see the invite here: http://bit.ly/Rkbcrp


Places for this event are on a first come first served basis.

To reserve a place, contact
[email protected]
























Northern Games for People with Disabilities
The Rotary Club of Teeside West will be running the
Northern Games for People with Disabilities.

People can take part either by applying as a group from
any organisation or by applying as an individual.

This will take place on:
Sunday July 13th


You can see the flyer here: http://bit.ly/1kvHec2

And there is some more information here:
http://bit.ly/1o9FW92

To find out more or to get an application form contact:

Mike Eeles on 01642 584892
Or email:
[email protected]



























If you would like any information on any of our
meetings, training or projects you can contact the
office on:

Tel: 0113 262 6409

E-mail: [email protected]


Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North
191 Belle Vue Road
Leeds
LS3 1HG

You can visit our website at:
www.inclusionnorth.org


Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North
team:

Samantha Clark
Tel: 07823 536 603
Email: [email protected]




Scott Cunningham
Tel: 07767 776 125
Email: [email protected]



Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: [email protected]








Lucy Virgo
Tel:
Email: [email protected]