Partnership Board minutes 29... · Web viewIntroduction & Apologies Everyone introduced themselves. Apologies from Debra Lawson Head of Commissioning, Knowsley Health and Wellbeing

Knowsley Learning Disability Partnership BoardMinutes – Tuesday 29 May 2012

Present:

Nita Cresswell Partnership Board Chair, Director of Commissioning, Knowsley Health & Wellbeing

Michelle Ablewhite Partnership Board Co-Chair, BIG GroupJoanne Thompson

Cllr Jayne AstonVicki HornbyKatie HardakerJohanna Lee

Self Advocate, Merseyside PartnersIn PolicymakingCabinet Member, Health and Social Care Knowsley Disability ConcernKnowsley Disability ConcernLead Nurse, Learning Disability Team

Sarah Turner Knowsley Community CollegeElise Nelson Student Nurse – Knowsley Disability TeamJane Calveley Knowsley Link SupportDot AshtonLisa WoodsAlison Joseph

Knowsley Disability ConcernKDC (BIG Group)KDC (BIG Group)

Mark Fox Service Manager, Knowsley Health & Wellbeing

Kevin Schofield Head of Wellbeing, Leisure & CultureJoyce Duckworth Knowsley Disability ConcernMichelle Dickson Self Advocacy Support, Merseyside Partners

In PolicymakingKatie Hardaker Knowsley Disability ConcernStuart Sheridan Assistant Commissioning Manager, Knowsley

Health &WellbeingSteve O’Connor Commissioning Manager, Knowsley Health &

WellbeingLorna Pink Locality Manager, Knowsley & St Helens

Community Learning Disability TeamsWendy Green Knowsley Health & Wellbeing (minutes)

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1. Introduction & Apologies

Everyone introduced themselves.

Apologies fromDebra Lawson Head of Commissioning, Knowsley Health

and WellbeingCllr Denise Allen KMBC / Family Forum

Rachel Cleal KIPS (5BP)Jez Hunt Service Development Manager, Knowsley

Health and WellbeingCath Manley Parent and Juz Kidz ManagerTracey Henry CIC Group

2. Ground Rules

Michelle Ablewhite read through the ground rules.

3. Minutes of the Last Meeting and Matters Arising

The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.

Matters arising

Sue Lee and Karen Green will be invited to a future meeting to tell us more about their work on the Greenlight Toolkit.

Pathway for Parents - Vicki is here to tell us about this today.

Employment update – Stuart will tell us about this today.

We will talk about the Relationship Policy Guidance at a future meeting

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Stuart will contact Karen Green to discuss the opening times and telephone number for Inpatient Services

Nita said the dates we are supposed to do the Health Self Assessment had still not been confirmed. Stuart will let the Board know as soon as we find out.

Dates and times of the LDPB meeting have now been changed to Tuesdays.

Actions By Who?

Sue Lee and Karen Green from 5BP to be invited along to a future meeting

Stuart Sheridan/Wendy Green

Relationship Policy Guidance to be updated and discussed at a future meeting Stuart SheridanContact Karen Green to confirm opening times and telephone number of Inpatient Services Stuart Sheridan

1. Update on Carers Strategy

Steve O’Connor talked about the Knowsley Carers June Newsletter – “You said. We did”.

Carers Work Groups have been talking about what needs to happen to give them support and a life of their own.

One of the top five achievements is a Break for Carers. This gives carers time away for themselves to do whatever they want to do.

The carers’ group’s work has made sure that the money used is fair for all.

A GP Link Worker has been working with staff from doctor’s surgeries to put together a GP Practice Guide: 10 Steps to Supporting Carers.

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The Carer’s Information Group has made a new Carers’ Assessment Leaflet.

A new Carer’s Directory of information can be found on the Knowsley Carer’s Centre website.

A new Carers’ Assessment is now being used. Young Carers’ are also fully involved.

The Board talked about carer’s breaks and agreed there is a need to look at how carers’ are able to find out about them and how they are managed.

It was also agreed to invite the GP Link Worker to become a member of the Learning Disability Partnership Board and the LDPB Health Sub Group.

Actions By Who?

SO’C to continue to look at how Carers Breaks are accessed, how people find out about them and how they are managed

S O’Connor

GP Link Worker to be invited to become a member of the Learning Disability Partnership Board and the Health Sub Group

Stuart Sheridan

2. Parents with Learning Disabilities

Vicki Hornby talked about the Parents Together Project which works with parents who have learning support needs.

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Peer Support Groups are groups of people who have similar issues, they get together and help each other with things like filling in forms, or finding training and support.

An Advocacy service is also provided.

A new parents group has been set up in Homestart and will work with the community cooks to help people become better at cooking meals for their families.

Four training sessions for staff have taken place in Children’s Centres and with Family First.

The parents also ran an event for Autism Awareness Day which was very well attended.

The Board discussed the problems of finding parents in some areas and those who do not have the confidence to attend.

It is important to work with parents and staff to find out what is working well / not working well.

Parents are still finding it hard to get the right support.

The Board asked Vicki to write up her findings on what we need to do next and send this out with the minutes of the meeting.

Lorna Pink talked about the health team’s role which includes providing assessments on request and the different types of support.

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Nita thanked Vicki for her work so far and reminded the Board about the importance of this project.

Actions By Who?

Vicki Hornby to send a briefing on the Parents Together Project to send out with the minutes of the meeting.

(Briefing to follow)

Vicki Hornby

3. Employment Update

Stuart Sheridan is now working on the KITE project and is working with CIC and Nugent Care.

The number of people in paid employment has now gone up from 16 to 19 but needs to continue to go up to meet the targets we set for ourselves.

It may be that by 2025 there will be the same amount of people with Learning Disabilities as Physical Disabilities with 45% in employment.

The KITE project is doing a good job but still finding problems due to the lack of money and not many jobs at the moment.

Jobs need to be found in the Council and NHS.

Support from KITE has changed and supported employment services will be provided mainly by CIC

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It is important to work with others such as Job Centre Plus.

Remploy are helping but are not a member of KITE. We keep in touch with them to check figures.

The Autism Strategy Development Group has help from United Response who are also providing support for a Social Enterprise.

4. Big Group Update

Steph Manley has left this job, Katie will take over again. .

Adult services are working with Day Services and Alternative Futures.

Lisa Woods is working on getting the BIG Group on Facebook.

The group is attending the Olympic Torch event on Friday 1 June.

Knowsley LINks are working with older people and helping them to get involved.

BIG Group and KPAC are working together to look at what services are being provided.

Youth Services are doing a 10 week training course which is being used by 50 young people.

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KDC will be helping carers and those living in Halewood to become involved.

5. Family Forum Update

We will discuss this at the next meeting. Please see attached notes

6. AOB

Johanna to send flyer of Mencap event taking place on 20 June 2012 at Aintree Hospital.

Learning Disability Awareness Sessions ongoing in Knowsley including the hospitals.

Large number of Health Checks taking place.

MerseyCare and 5PB Disability Nurses to share Health Action plans.

Completed LD in Knowsley Health Services.

Details for Learning Disability Co-ordinator (4 days per week) now on website.

Brian Powell from Halewood is running with the Olympic Torch on Friday

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Party celebrations taking place for Diamond Jubilee.

Actions By Who?

Johanna Lee to send out flyer re Mencap event at Aintree Hospital

Johanna Lee

Next Meeting: Tuesday 10 July 2012, 11am – 1pm

Faraday Room, Old School House, St John’s Road, Huyton.

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