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In this bulletin you will hear about some of thework Inclusion North is doing and informationabout what is happening across the country.

Find Inclusion North on Facebook and Twitter

You can find out more about all the work we are doingby following us on Facebook and twitter at:

Facebook:www.facebook.com/InclusionNorth

Twitter:@InclusionNorth

Safe Places Sharing Events

Safe Places is a scheme to provide safe places in thecommunity where people with learning disabilities can go

if they get into trouble or feel unsafe, frightened or bullied.

We know that there is a lot of good work going on in theNorth East and Yorkshire and Humber and we will behaving two events where people can share what ishappening in their area.

We have asked some people to tell us about their Safe

Places schemes and what has made it a success.

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There will also be time for everyone to ask questions

about the different schemes so that they can support other

areas and help improve their local schemes.

We would like 6 people from each Inclusion North member

area to come to this event. You can see a list of member

areas at the end of the bulletin.

The event for Yorkshire and Humber will take place on

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June in LeedsFrom 10.00am to 3.00pm

To book a place, please contact Marie at

marie@inclusionnorth.org

or call

0113 2444792

Justice for LBSouthern Health Admits

Breaches

Justice for LB a campaign following the death of Connor

Sparrowhawk who died on 4th July 2013 when he was

being looked after by the short term assessment and

treatment unit at Slade House.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have admitted

they breached Connor Sparrowhawks human rights and

that it caused his death.

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They have accepted full responsibility for the death of

Connor and has admitted that it was negligent andviolated both Connors and his familys human rights and

did not give Connor the care the Law says it should

They have said that

They should have kept Connor alive.

Connor died when people made mistakes and they

should have not made those mistakes

There was problems in the way the unit and trust

was run

Verita and independent company who look at howproblems in health trusts said

Connor should have been kept safe

Connor should not have died

The care was not good enough

The trust did not treat Connors Epilepsy properly

The trust agrees that Verita are right

The Inquest into how Connor died found some things that

the Unit did wrong.

The trust agrees that

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Connor suffered neglect because the doctors did not

help people to do a good job

The nurses did not have enough training for Epilepsy

Staff did not think about the risks to Connor

Staff did not talk or listen to Connors family about his

Epilepsy

The trust have produced an easy read statement whichcan be found at

http://bit.ly/298P4tW

Tell Us What You Think Event

NHS England is writing four new guides forcommissioners to help people with a learning disability

and/or autism with mental health difficulties or behaviour

that challenges.

The guides will help commissioners buy good services for

people with a learning disability to be well supported to

help them to live at home rather than in hospitals.

NHS England want to co- produce the guides with people

easy read draft guides will be sent to people before the

events. People will then tell NHS England what they think

about the guides at the event.

There will be 2 morning workshops and 2 afternoonworkshops. You can pick one in the morning and one in

the afternoon to attend.

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The workshops to choose are

Community Support(Intensive support) - Help keep

people in the community who might need a bit extrasupport

Contact with the law(Community forensic) - People

who may come in contact with the law now or in the future

Non-secure settings(Non-secure inpatient)People

who are an assessment and treatment unit or a lockedrehabilitation unit

Mainstream services(Liaison function)Have more

people trained in learning disability so that people with a

learning disability can use mainstream services

The Event is on 21stJuly

From 10.30am until 3pm

In Leicester

And you can find an application form here

http://bit.ly/293POCa

Then email the form to

LDEngage@nhs.net

Or you can telephone

Ogechi on 0113 824 9686.

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Public TransportHave your say in Newcastle

Nexus is carrying out a survey from the 6 thJune until the

1st

August.

This survey is to collect the views from people who use

their services and to help them understand how people

access public transport and what is important to them.

The information will shape the future of public transport.

Easy read information and the survey can be found here

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Further information about this survey can be found here

http://bit.ly/28YdElvBradford Council Open Dayproposed

increase in care costs

Bradford Council are having an open day to provide

information about the changes that could be made to

increase your contribution charges to care this could

double using all of peoples spare income to fund carecosts.

This consultation has now been extended to 10thAugust

The Open day is at Cornerstones, Cottingley, Bradford

On the 19thJuly

At 2pm

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FUNDING: bringing neighbourhoods together

The Near Neighbours programme is offering small grants

of between 250 and 5,000 as funding for local groupsand organisations working to bring together neighbours,

and to develop relationships across diverse faiths and

ethnicities to improve their communities.

The Fund is available in areas that are multi-religious and

multi-ethnic within specific parishes in Oldham andBurnley; Leeds, Bradford and Dewsbury; Birmingham,

Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley; Leicester

and Nottingham; Luton; and across most of London.

Projects must bring together peoples of two or more

different faiths and/or ethnicities to build friendships anddevelop relationships of trust. This is a rolling programme

that is expected to run until November.

Information about this funding can found here

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North East PBS Workforce Development and

Training Events

The transforming care North East and Cumbria team are

holding some events following the Shaping the Marketevent that took place in May.

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The events will look at positive behavioural support

workforce development and training issues.

They have asked that group providers and commissionersselect an event in the area that they provide or

commission services.

The events are as follows

28th June

From 10 - 1pm

At Northern Design Centre, NE8 3DF

For providers/commissioners in Newcastle, Gateshead,

North and South Tyneside and Northumberland

4th July

from10 - 1pm

at Bourne House, Durham, DH1 1TH

For providers/commissioners in Durham, Darlington and

Sunderland

14th July

from10 - 1pm

at Centre for Independent Living, Hartlepool TS24 7LT

For providers/commissioners in Hartlepool,

Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland

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To book a place

emailalisonbranch@nhs.net

Please indicate which event you would like to book onto.

Autistic Spectrum Disorders Toolkit Launch

The Royal College of General Practitioners has launched

a new autistic spectrum disorders toolkit.

This toolkit is designed to provide easily accessible up todate information on autism.

The toolkit supports primary health care professionals,

patients and carers to manage autism in primary care.

The toolkit can be found at

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Do your thingEvents

Do you have a learning disability and or autism?

Do you support someone who has a learning disability

and or autism?

If you have some spare time and you are not really usingtraditional care services.

Would you like to meet new people and share you

interests with other people?

Come along to a DoYour Thing Event and hear stories

about people who are leading their own activity and

sharing with others.

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The events will take place at

Sensory World Play Centre, Dewsbury

On 18thJuly

To book a place on Eventbrite

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and at

Huddersfield Mission Huddersfield

On 21stJuly

To book a place on Eventbrite

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Both events are from 10am until 12.30pm

You can also book a place by email

events@communitycatalysts.co.uk

Telephone Mark Finch

07525 669603

Volunteer needed at Bradford People First

Bradford People First are looking for a person with alearning disability to join Self-advocacy Voice at BradfordPeople First.

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They meet every Thursday 10.30-3.15pm at the MayfieldCentre.

You will get the chance to help set up and run Have YourSay groups which give you and others the chance tospeak up about the things which are most important toyou and others with a learning disability.

For more informationEmailselfadvocacy@bradfordpeoplefirst.org.uk

Or Telephone 01274 7441541

Boost Project Launch in the North East

Endeavour have launched a project in the North Eastfunded by the Big Lottery.

The project called BOOST works with young people aged18 to 25 years with mild to moderate learning difficulties.

The aim of the project is to provide young people with theskills, confidence and support to enhance their options forthe world of paid or voluntary work.

A person centred programme to develop personal andsocial development and add skills and knowledge.This programme helps employability and prospects for the

future lives of young people

They work on 3 areas over one year

Confidence building

Life skills

Social Enterprise

For further information

EmailMary.Alexander@endeavour.org.uk

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Special Olympics Gateshead Facebook Page

Special Olympics Gateshead now has a Facebook page,

this will be kept up to date with all the latest news,competitions, competition results and events that we holdalong with lots of pictures!!

If you are on Facebook please give us a like. You will findour page as Special Olympics Gateshead.

What is coming up next at Inclusion North

30

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June Yorkshire & Humber Safe Places SharingEvent

6thJuly North East Family Carers

19thJuly Creative Communication

21stJuly Yorkshire and Humber Talking Travel

25thJuly Creative Communication

11thAugust Yorkshire and Humber Family Carers

If you would like to know more about any of these events

contact

Marie on 0113 244 4792

marie@inclusionnorth.org

If you would like any information on any of ourmeetings, training or projects you can contact theoffice on:

Tel: 0113 244 4792

E-mail:info@inclusionnorth.org

Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North CICWoodhouse Community Centre

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197 Woodhouse StreetLeeds, LS6 2NY

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

Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion Northteam:

Samantha Clark

Tel: 07823 536 603Email:Samantha@inclusionnorth.org

Kellie Woodley

Tel: 07876 145 390

Email:Kellie@inclusionnorth.org

Lucy Virgo

Tel: 07944 185771

Email:Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org

Angela Ellis

Tel: 07487 729237

Email:Angela@inclusionnorth.org

Kirsty Morgan

Tel: 07539 063467

Email:kirsty@inclusionnorth.org

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Ailis Hardy

Tel: 07767 776125

Email:ailis@inclusionnorth.org

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Inclusion North Member Areas 2016-17-

If you live in one of these areas you can come to ourmember events.

Yorkshire and the HumberBarnsleyBradfordCalderdaleDoncaster

HullLeedsNorth LincolnshireNorth YorkshireSheffieldWakefieldYork

North EastDarlingtonDurhamGatesheadHartlepoolMiddlesbroughNewcastleNorth TynesideNorthumberlandRedcar and ClevelandSouth TynesideStocktonSunderland