6 nf national updates nov 15 final

8/20/2019 6 NF National Updates Nov 15 Final

1/16

National Update

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2/16

Learning Disability Board

• The name has changed to ‘LearningDisability Board’

• A first draft of a work plan was shared

• Karen has been given the role of co-chair

• Amanda Wadsworth from theDepartment for Work and Pensionscame and is looking to take forward the

employment work• Green paper: Forums to focus

campaigning efforts of self-advocacy


3/16

Transforming Care Board

• Alistair Burt the Minister chairs thismeeting

• Scott Watkin has just got the role of co-chair

• Stronger family and self-advocate boardmembership

• Remit for Forum – reps: Leadership,Intelligence, Challenge

• NHS Fast Track Programme in six areasand Care and Treatment Review’sbusiness as usual


4/16

Ministerial Roundtable

Over 400 people responded to the consultation.

The 4 key points are

1.We need more services in the community

2.People with learning disabilities and families

should be better involved in discussions.

3.Joint commissioning between health and social

care. (working together)

4.Increasing transparency and accountability.

Making sure we can all see everythingorganisations are doing and we can challenge if

things are not going well.


5/16

Ministerial Roundtable

ValuingPeople

Community

Money

Bureaucracy

Accessible

Groups talked

about theresponses and

talked about

changes needed,

how we couldmake them, what

difference they

would make for

people andbarriers.


6/16

EXPO

MANCHESTER 2nd

SEPTEMBER

Karen Flood First Step


7/16

KAREN FLOOD

CRAIG HART &

VICKI RAPHAEL ATTENDED



8/16

Jane Cummings from NHS

England held a panel discussion

with members from the NationalForum for People with Learning

Disabilities & the National Valuing

Family Forum in Manchester.



9/16

JANE WANTED TO KNOW:

• How could the NHS make thingsbetter for people with learning

disabilities.

• How could they communicate

and become more involved inmaking things better.



10/16

THE MAIN POINTS FROM THE

PANEL DISCUSSION WHERE

• Talk to the person with the

learning disability and not their

families.• Better communication.



11/16

• Have a buddy system in place –

this is someone to help people

with learning disabilities feelrelaxed and comfortable when

they attend the hospital or go to

there doctors/ dentists for an

appointment.



12/16

• Treat people with learningdisabilities with respect.

• Listen to us.

• Give us time to explain what iswrong with us.

• Don't use jargon word.• Booklets to explain things, likewhat the NHS is and what it does.



13/16

MOST IMPORTANLY

•Listen to us.•Let us –the people with

learning disabilities -help train your staff.



14/16

Any

Questions

?Karen Flood First Step


15/16


16/16

Breaking News

• Employment crisis

• ‘Building the right support’ – the plan to

move people from hospitals to home• Service model – says what good

services should look like

6 nf national updates nov 15 final

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