Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) – January 2017
Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) meeting held on 24th January 2017
Summary of meeting
The LDPB discussions included:
Learning disability update
Helen Toker-Lester gave an update on her work for the LDPB, this included:
Friendship Groups
Better information
Supporting people to have more independence and a good life in Devon
Transforming Care
Welcoming Communities
Helen Toker-Lester explained that having spoken to parents about the Transforming Care Plan they found that parents of someone with a Learning Disability or Autism can get a tough time out in the community. The group shared their own personal experiences, and agreed that unfortunate instances were reducing but the culture needed to change, and decided a campaign was needed to help this happen.
Devon’s Strategy for Children and Young People with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 2017 – 2020
As part of our improvement work a draft SEND Strategy has been developed which aims to set out
- Devon’s vision
- Six strategic priorities
- Our commitment to joint working across all partners, including Education, Health and Social Care.
The Strategy focuses on 6 key priorities:
- Working Together
- Inclusive Education
- Preparation for Adulthood
- Choice and Control
- Engagement
- Health
The comments of the group were collected and added into a response to the strategy from the Partnership Board.
Information on Accommodation and Support options
Helen Toker-Lester gave the group an opportunity to discuss and collect some ideas on what support and accommodation options we have in Devon and what it offers. They discussed:
What services do and how much they cost
Who pays for services, and where the money goes
What help you can expect from your provider
What you can do to help yourself
Friendships and Living well
What does the Council do?
Community and living
Democracy
Economy and enterprise
Families and Education
Environment and landscape
Healthy and active
Libraries and heritage
Planning and development
Roads and transport
Social care and health