Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 152

16th October 2017
In this bulletin you will hear about some of
the work Inclusion North is doing and
information about what is happening across
the country.

Yorkshire and Humber Talking Travel

Network
Whats it all about?

The purpose of the meetings is to make sure

people with learning disabilities are able to travel
around easily as citizens of their community,
country and world.

A small working group met with First Bus training

team at the end of August to talk about the training
they give their bus drivers and staff around
disability and we have lots of feedback to give you
and actions for us to take forward as a group.

What will we work on at this meeting?

1. Ideas about what you think are the key things

about learning disability and autism that should be
part of bus driver awareness training

2. Your top trips for travelling around Yorkshire

3. What is happening around travel and safe

places in your area
Who can come to the meeting?

This meeting is open to anybody from Inclusion

North member areas in Yorkshire and Humber.

It is aimed at anybody who is interested in making

travel better for people with learning disabilities.

This meeting is on 19th October 2017

From 11:00 am until 1:30 pm

To book a place, please click on the link

http://bit.ly/YHTTOct17

Or contact Sam
By Telephone 0113 244 4792 or
By Email [email protected]

If you can't make this meeting date it would be

wonderful to get your ideas and input.

If anyone is struggling because of cost do get in

touch

Contact Lucy

On

Telephone 07944 185 771

or

Email [email protected]
 Inclusion North Recruiting Expert
Advisors

Inclusion North organises a hub of Expert Advisers

who work across Yorkshire and Humber and the
North East.

Expert Advisers are people with lived experience

of a learning disability, autism or both including
family members. They attend Care and Treatment
Reviews (CTRs) as independent experts and are
paid to do this work.

We are recruiting people to train and become

Expert Advisors.

Who are we looking for?

We would like the CTR Hub to include lots of
different people with different experiences. We are
recruiting people with a learning disability, autism
or both including:

Young people
People from black and minority ethnic
communities
Family carers
People who have had recent experience of
living in an Assessment and Treatment Unit

Would you would like to find out more about

becoming a CTR Expert Adviser?

We are holding an introduction workshop on

Thursday 16th November 2017 in Leeds

To book a place please contact Gill Cline

[email protected]
or you can give Gill a call on 0113 2444 792
 Inclusion North- Care and Treatment
Review Hub Administrator

We would like to welcome Gill Cline to the team at

Inclusion North.

Gill joined Inclusion North on the 9th October and

is our new Administrator working to
support Inclusion North's Care and Treatment
Review (CTR) Hub.

Gill will be working with Sandy our Coordinator to

support the Experts by Experience and
Commissioners.

Gill has lots of knowledge and experience working

with administration and has an understanding of
Autism. You can find out more about Gill on
Inclusion North's website http://bit.ly/2yMR3nJ

Improving Health And Lives IHaL News

Public Health England and IHaL have written an

Information Report called Blood Tests for people
with a learning disability and making reasonable
adjustments.

Reasonable Adjustments for blood tests means

that things are changed to help to make things
easier for people with a learning disability to use
this service.

This guide has lots of information and some films

that will can be used to help people with a learning
disability who need a blood test.

This guide is for healthcare workers and can be

found here http://bit.ly/2yDcgAv
 Supporting People To Have The Flu
Vaccine Report By Public Health England

The Confidential Enquiry into the Deaths of people

with a Learning Disability (CIPOLD) found that
breathing problems were a big reason that people
have died.

They have looked at this and Public Health

England Vaccination and Immunisation Team
have updated their guide.

People with a Learning Disability are included as

people who should be helped to have the Flu
Vaccine.

This report includes

Making reasonable adjustments and what
these can be
Nasal Spray Vaccine

Where to find other information about

Policy about the Flu Vaccine Programme
Information sheets for families and healthcare
workers
Easy Read and Accessible Information

The information can be found here

http://bit.ly/2zcJp2I

There is a short video about a person with a

learning disability having the flu vaccine here
http://bit.ly/2wLpJBE

There is an easy read booklet about the Flu

Vaccine here
http://bit.ly/2kEcn8p
 NHS England Information For People
With A Disability To Access Doctors
(GP)Online Services

NHS England have some leaflets for people with a

disability to help them to access their doctors
online services.

The guides are about

How to sign up for online services

How to keep safe using the online services
How to get access to your online services for
a carer

There are guides for healthcare workers and

guides for people and their families and carers.

The Easy Read guides are

GP online services quick, easy and safe (A5
leaflet)
GP online services
What you need to know about your GP record
online
Protecting your GP online record
GP online services for carers, including young
carers
How to support people with a learning disabilities
a guide for GP surgery staff
Giving employed carers access to your GP
online services
Giving another person access to your GP online
services
Young peoples access to GP online services

The guides are here http://bit.ly/2yXDYE0

Or
Email [email protected]
Profound And Multiple Learning Disability
Conference Raising The Bar

PMLD Link. Choice Support, Sensory Projects and

Care Management Group are having a conference
called Raising the Bar.

This is a national conference to make support and

services better for people with profound and a
multiple learning disability.

The conference is for people who work supporting

people with profound and a multiple learning
disability.

The conference is on

24th November

From 9.30am until 4pm

At

Manchester Conference Centre

Tickets are 89

69 for family carers

To book tickets

pmld-raisingthebar.eventbrite.co.uk

For more information about the event

contact Jo Grace

Email: sensorystory@gmailcom
 Yorkshire and Humber
Leeds City Council Leeds City Councils
We Care Academy
Leeds City Council have a Traineeship into
Apprenticeship scheme.

The scheme supports young people with a

learning disability into work in Adult Social Care.

It is for 18 - 24 year olds. Candidates will complete

2 weeks pre-employment with Leeds City Council.

The people have an enhanced Disclosure and

Barring Service check.

The candidate will then do four weeks unpaid work

experience from 23/10/17 followed by an interview
for a one year apprenticeship place. Apprentices
will be supported to attend college and complete a
full Adult Care Worker Level 2 Diploma.

They are also looking for Employers who can offer

a support worker or care assistant vacancy to the
programme.

Leeds City Council will support employers

throughout the programme.

There is no cost to you as an employer until the

apprentice starts work.

For more information or if you can offer an

apprenticeship place or places.

Contact Paul
Telephone 0113 378 5085 or 0789 127 1093
Email [email protected]
Explore And Create With Pyramid of Arts

Pyramid of Arts is a group of Artists with and

without a learning disability who work together to
explore and develop their creativity, and make
great art for a wide public.

Pyramid of Arts are having an art project for

people with a learning disability who are over 50
years old.

The project will be for 12 weeks starting in January

2018.

It will take place on a Tuesday

From 1pm until 3pm

You can meet new people and make new

friends

Find different ways of doing art

Make your own piece of art which can help

tell people what you want to do and what you
dont want to do

To find out more information or to book a place

Contact [email protected]

Phone 0112 234 6040

 Genius by Anjali Dance Company

Anjali Dance Company celebrates the creative

abilities and the artistic potential of people with a
learning disability.

They have a successful young dance company

Young Anjali and a team of dancers with a
learning disability who teach and lead workshop.

There is a performance called Genius.

Genius is a group of 6 dancers showing two

dramatic explorations of Genius.

The shows are at

The Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre

Northern Ballet
Leeds

On

7th November

At 1pm and 7.30pm (1pm relaxed performance)

Tickets are 12.50

To book tickets

Phone 0113 220 8008

 North East
Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability

Network and Macmillan Cancer Support thought it
would be great to get people with a learning
disability to think about breast awareness and
screening in breast cancer awareness month.

They have lots of information that you can look at

and share to make people understand more about
breast cancer and screening.

This includes

Supporting people with a learning disability to take

care of their breasts on the breast cancer care
website here http://bit.ly/2y7mt7p or phone 0808
800 6000.

Videos about breast screening

http://bit.ly/2wKUarn

http://bit.ly/2wMHNeE

NHS Easy Read booklet about Breast Screening

and women with a Learning Disability

http://bit.ly/2xwBOyY

For any more information or help and support you

can contact Julie Tucker

Email: [email protected]
Phone : 0113 824 96 93 or 07860177981
New Daisy Chain Hartlepool Links Parent
Support Group

Daisy Chain Hartlepool has a parent and carer

group.

The group is for parents and carers of children

who have an Autism Spectrum Condition or are in
the process of being diagnosed.

The group is on a Monday From 10am until 12pm

At West View Advice and Resource Centre

Meirs Avenue, Hartlepool, TS24 9JQ

To book a place contact April

Phone 01624 531248
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Darlington Hippodrome are having a relaxed

performance of Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs. This is for people with a learning disability,
autism or both.

You can leave the theatre at any time and go back

in at any time or visit the chill out zone. You can
talk as much as you want during the show.

The lights will remain on during the show and the

sound adapted so there are no loud noises or
bangs.

The show will be on 11th January 2018 at 12pm

Tickets are 10 Essential Companions can be

arranged free of charge. You can book your tickets
here http://bit.ly/2y9oSw2
Phone 01325 405510
 Carers Information Darlington

The Life Stages Carers Network has a new

information booklet for carers of people with
learning disability autism or both.
The booklet has lots of information including

Who is a carer

What support is available for carers

Help in an emergency

Caring and working

Welfare Benefits

Education Health and Care Plans

Health

The Life Stages Service

Assessing your needs

Arranging support

Person centred planning and reviews

Other services available

Useful national and local contacts

The booklet is here http://bit.ly/2zk7m8k

Or phone 01325 406222
 What is coming up next

19th October YH Talking Travel

23rd October ADASS Lead Officers
14th November YH Masterclass
16th November CTR Expert Recruitment Session
4th December NE Talking Travel
If you would like to know more about any of these
events contact Sam on 0113 244 4792
[email protected]
If you would like any information on any of our
meetings, training or projects you can contact
the office on:

Tel: 0113 244 4792

E-mail: [email protected]

Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North CIC
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds, LS6 2NY

You can visit our website at:

www.inclusionnorth.org

Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion

North team:

Karen Parry
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 07375 034291
Email: [email protected]
Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: [email protected]

Lucy Virgo
Tel: 07944 185771
Email: [email protected]

Angela Ellis
Tel: 07487 729237
Email: [email protected]

Kirsty Morgan
Tel: 07539 063467
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Cole
Tel: 07496 229661
Email: [email protected]

Melissa Peacock
Tel: 0113 2444792
Email: [email protected]

Sam Dhruv
Tel: 0113 2444792
Email: [email protected]
Linda Dickinson
Tel: 0113 2444792
Email : [email protected]

Shain Wells
Tel: 0113 2444792
Email: [email protected]

Sandy Marshall
Tel: 07767776125
Email: [email protected]

Gill Cline
Tel: 0113 2444792
Email: [email protected]

Inclusion North Member Areas 2017-18

If you live in one of these areas you can

come to our member events.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley
Bradford
Calderdale
Doncaster
Leeds
North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland