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📅 Date: Tuesday 23rd July 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 Locality Groups Update
📢 June Walton & Emma Beales gave an update on the Locality Groups.
✅ People in Locality Groups shared what activities are available in their area, including:
🎉 Pyjama Parties
🎳 Bowling
🎭 Theatre & Cinema
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🎤 Karaoke & Music
🏊 Swimming
🚲 Cycling & Outdoor Activities
🎶 Dance & Nightclubs (e.g. Fuse Club)
✈️ Holidays & Weekend Trips
⛪ Church & Community Groups
📌 Next Step: The Development Workers will help create a way for people to find out about these activities easily.
💡 Discussion:
❓ Can the Norwich Locality Group be moved to Tuesdays?
👉 Answer: This will be discussed in the 3rd July meeting to see if it helps more people attend.
2️⃣ Learning Disability Service Model in Norfolk
📢 Rachel Gates introduced plans for improving services in 2025.
🔹 What will change from April 2025?
✅ Mainstream Health Services (Principle 6) – Annual health checks, hospital passports, reasonable adjustments.
✅ Community Health & Social Care Support (Principles 7 & 8) – Better specialist services working together.
✅ Hospitals (Principle 9) – Better discharge planning so people don’t stay in hospital longer than needed.
🏥 Who runs the hospitals?
- NSFT – Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust
- HPFT – Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
- NCHC – Norfolk Community Health & Care
3️⃣ What Needs to Change?
🏥 Healthcare – Going to the Doctor or Dentist
- Some people need support to attend appointments, but help is not always available.
- Transport problems make it hard to get there.
- Private dentists are too expensive, and NHS dentists are hard to find.
- Some dentists visit care homes, but self-advocates said they have no access to NHS dentistry.
📌 Solution:
✅ More NHS dental services needed to stop people needing hospital treatment.
✅ Flexible support for appointments so people feel safe.
🥗 Healthy Eating & Exercise
- People want support to eat better and stay active.
- Good ideas shared:
- Smaller portion sizes 🍽️
- More fruit & veg 🍏🥦
- Daily exercise (30 mins) 🏃♂️
- Help for diabetics 🍞🥑
- Most self-advocates already try to eat healthily!
📌 Solution:
✅ More healthy meal planning support.
✅ Better access to exercise groups.
💑 Sex & Relationships
- Some people with learning disabilities feel unsafe in public.
- Not enough conversations about relationships & consent.
- Online dating can be dangerous without the right support.
- Many self-advocates want more friendships and relationships but don’t know how to start.
📌 Solution:
✅ Better education on relationships & consent.
✅ Safe spaces to meet people & make friends.
4️⃣ Other Updates
📅 Upcoming Event:
🗓 1st July 2024 – “Making It Real” Event at The Forum, Norwich
- The Norfolk Learning Disability Partnership will have a stall to share information.
📌 Next Meeting: Held on Zoom – Want to join? Email contact@norfolkldpartnership.org.uk.
📢 Let’s keep working together to make Norfolk better for everyone! 😊
