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📅 Date: Wednesday 6th March 2024
📍 Held on: Zoom
The Norfolk Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) met to talk about important topics for people with learning disabilities in Norfolk. Here’s a simple summary of what happened.
What We Talked About
1️⃣ Introduction to the New Learning Disability Coordinator
👋 Emma Beales introduced herself as the new Learning Disability Partnership Coordinator.
- She has worked with ASD Helping Hands as a volunteer.
- She has also worked as a nurse in a community hospital.
- Since starting in January 2024, she has been meeting with different organisations and self-advocates.
- She is setting up the Locality Groups, which start in April.
📌 Action: Information about Locality Group dates was sent out on 7th March.
2️⃣ Norfolk Learning Disability Plan – Next Steps
📢 Rachel Gates gave an update on the Learning Disability Plan:
✅ The Integrated Care Board approved the plan on 6th March 2024.
✅ The Delivery Plan will now be used to start making changes.
✅ The Norfolk Learning Disability Partnership will gather information about Local Community Services.
💡 Key Questions Discussed:
- What local services should we find out about?
- How will we collect this information?
- Can all this information be put in one place online? → Yes! It will be added to the Norfolk LD Partnership website.
📌 Action: Updates will be shared at the May 2024 Board Meeting.
3️⃣ Day Service Pathways – What’s Changing?
📢 Alice Dyson explained the new Day Service Pathways:
🔹 Three pathways were created in 2017 to help people with learning disabilities and autism:
- Enriching Lives Pathway – For people who need the most support.
- Promoting Independence Pathway – For people who need some support.
- Skills and Employment Pathway – For people who need little support and want to work.
✅ Skills and Employment Pathway launched in January 2024.
✅ It helps people find paid jobs over two years through day services.
✅ The Promoting Independence Pathway will launch by the end of 2024.
📌 Key Questions:
- Who pays for activities? → Not decided yet.
- Why are some people unsure about the Skills & Employment Pathway?
- It could affect benefits.
- More support is needed to help people feel confident about working.
📌 Action: The Norfolk Learning Disability Partnership will share feedback and views on the pathways.
4️⃣ Positive Behaviour Support & Language
🗣 Hannah Johnson spoke about how to support people with behaviours that challenge.
- Training is available for services that support people with learning disabilities.
- Norfolk County Council offers free Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) training.
- They are developing a new PBS support service.
📢 What should we call it?
- Most people prefer the term: “Behaviours that Challenge”.
- The Board agreed to use this term for now.
📌 Action:
✅ Training for parents and carers on PBS was requested.
✅ Opening Doors will ask people with learning disabilities what words they prefer.
💡 Self-advocate tip: “Treat people as friends and talk calmly to them.”
5️⃣ Other Updates
📊 Charging Policy Consultation: The Board asked members to complete this.
👏 Thank you to Amanda Johnson for her work on the Learning Disability Plan!
📅 Next Meeting: Held on Zoom – Want to join? Email contact@norfolkldpartnership.org.uk.
📢 Let’s keep working together to make Norfolk better for everyone! 😊
