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High Support Person People with high support needs
Valuing People is about all people with a learning disability. But sometimes people who need a lot of support get a worse deal. So we need to do more work to include them, and to give them the same chances as everyone else. This page gives you the Team's checklists for Partnership Boards. More information, including examples from around the country and links, will be coming here soon.
Clipboard Valuing People is for everyone - checklist for Partnership Boards
The Learning Disabilities Task Force said in their last report that people with high support needs are getting left out of the changes people are making. We worked with them to write this checklist for Partnership Boards. It doesn't ask Partnership Boards to write new plans, but it does help them check that the plans they already have include people with high individual support needs. It is:
  • The main paper, to talk about what it is all about and what we think Partnership Boards should do
  • Papers with questions on. These are to help sub-groups think about how they have included people with high individual support needs, and what more they could do
  • A Big Grid to fill in altogether at the main Partnership meeting. This was printed as a massive poster, and 1 has been sent to each Partnership Board. Here we have just put an A4 version here so you can see what it looks like.

FormatWhat the information is
Valuing Everyone: Main paperValuing Everyone: Main paper
Questions that all the sub group needs to look atQuestions that all the sub group needs to look at
Questions for people looking at Person Centred PlanningQuestions for people looking at Person Centred Planning
Questions for people looking at modernising day opportunities
Questions for the group looking at jobsQuestions for the group looking at jobs
Questions for the group looking at housingQuestions for the group looking at housing
Questions for the group looking at healthQuestions for the group looking at health
Questions for the group looking at workforce planning and training (staff)Questions for the group looking at workforce planning and training (staff)
Questions for the group looking at qualityQuestions for the group looking at quality
Questions for the group looking at advocacyQuestions for the group looking at advocacy
Questions for the group looking at direct paymentsQuestions for the group looking at direct payments
Questions for the group looking at transitionQuestions for the group looking at transition
Questions for the group looking at valuing familiesQuestions for the group looking at valuing families
A4 version of the Big Grid that was sent to Partnership BoardsA4 version of the Big Grid that was sent to Partnership Boards
More Resources
Here are a few papers you might find interesting or useful
FormatFormatWhat the information is
Here is a draft job description for a champion on the Partnership BoardHere is a draft job description for a champoin on the Partnership BoardHere is a draft job description for a champion on the Partnership Board (PDF 45KB) Thank you to Jean Willson for this.
Here is information about some of the work that the Without Words Project at Skills for People in Newcastle doHere is information about some of the work that the Without Words Project at Skills for People in Newcastle doHere is information about some of the work that the Without Words Project at Skills for People in Newcastle do (PDF 330KB)
www.mencap.org.ukMencap have a campaign to make sure people with profound and multiple disabilities are not left out. Find out more from their website at www.mencap.org.uk
Better Services

Better Services Easyread
 These publications were made by the Department of Health to encourage people in the social care and health field to develop local agendas for action

Better Services for People with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Better Services for People with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder Easyread

 
 
Changing Places Banner Changing Places, Changing Lives
The Changing Places Consortium has launched a campaign on behalf of the thousands of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their carers, and the many other disabled people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. They need Changing Places toilets. These are toilets with enough space for disabled people and their carers, and the right equipment, including a height adjustable changing bench and a hoist. There are almost no public Changing Places toilets in the UK. Providing these toilets in public places would make a dramatic difference to the lives of thousands of people who desperately need these facilities. Sometimes you just need to change one thing to open up a world of possibility. The time for change is NOW To find out more and how you can help go to www.changing-places.org






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