disability advice service lambeth Autumn 2014
The Mole News and information for
Disabled People in Lambeth
UPDATE ON THE SOCIAL CARE HUB Work continues to create the new Social Care Hub for disabled and
DISCOVER OUR NEW INTO SPORT PROJECT
older people and carers in Lambeth. Find out what people told us they want from the Hub and how plans are
Our exciting new 3 year proj ect to
developing to make it a reality.
support more disabled people to take
See pages 4 & 5.
part in sport and physical activity has j ust kicked off. Find out how you can get involved from proj ect worker Tricia Reilly on pages 6 & 7.
CHANGES IN ADVICE SERVICES THE CARE ACT 2014
Advice services in the borough have been reshaped as a result of Lambeth
WHAT WILL IT DO?
Council decisions on strategy and
See pages 9 & 10 for information
funding. More inside on how this
about this maj or new legislation which comes into force in April 2015.
affects DASL and about the new One Lambeth Advice service.
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DASL NEWS DASL UPDATE
It has been far from “ business as usual� for DASL in 2014 and we continue to grapple with the maj or changes in our own organisation and to Council and other services which are increasingly affecting disabled and older people and carers. We are working with the Council and our David Strong voluntary sector partners on the design of the new Social Care Hub and
Director
thinking about how the Care Act might affect us when it comes into force in 2015. While we concentrate on reshaping our maj or services we are, nevertheless, trying to develop new DASL proj ects for disabled people and are delighted to introduce you to our new Into Sport service. We would also like DASL members and users to get involved in a new initiative on Disability Hate Crime. More on all these issues inside. As a result of the implementation of the Lambeth Financial Resilience Strategy (see http: / / tinyurl.com/ k7zgugv) and funding pressures on the Council, our Lambeth Resolve Advice Service closed down at the end of June and the team
(above)
has
dispersed.
Allana, Esther, Silva and John now work for the Every Pound Counts
Disability Hate Crime Update on Social Care Hub Into Sport
up a post as a
Lambeth
legal
adviser with a
2 Government department. We wish them 3 every success for the future. Happily, Debbie Hunte has stayed on with DASL, 4 &5 continuing to work on her main j ob with our 6 & 7 Carers Hub team.
Lambeth Advice Services
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DASL Advocacy Service
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The Care Act 2014
at
Council and Richard has taken
Contents DASL News
service
9 & 10
Notice Board
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How to contact us
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A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY The DASL AGM 2014 will be on Friday 5th December, 11am to 1pm. Members will receive full details by post in November.
LAMBETH DISABILITY NEWS
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DISABILITY HATE CRIME DASL is working with We are 336,
have Jj ointly organised a workshop for
other local disability groups, Victim
anyone who would like to come and
Support and Mark Healey, Lambeth
discuss their experiences and how we
Council Hate Crime Coordinator, to
can work together to fight Disability
give more focus to Disability Hate
Hate
Crime as part of the Lambeth Hate
information stall, speakers including
Crime Action Plan.
Mark
Many
Disabled
hate
crime
or
People hate
experience incidents
motivated by hostility or prej udice based on their disability or perceived disability but very few cases are reported. Much more needs to be done to raise awareness of the
Crime.
There
Healey,
(Lambeth
will
Corrina
Vulnerable
be
an
Hanley Victims
Advocate) and Victim Support and discussion
about
collaborate
to
how
develop
we
can
reporting
arrangements. This event is part of Hate Crime Awareness Week from 11th to 18th October.
problem, to train staff of agencies
LAMBETH DISABILITY
which can help and to develop a
HATE CRIME WORKSHOP
network of local centres where all
Wednesday 15th October
types of hate crime can be reported.
10am - 12noon at We are 336
We want We are 336 to be one of these
centres,
particularly
for
disabled people. As a first step we
336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA Contact DASL (see back page) for more details
ALL WELCOME Mark Healey Lambeth Hate Crime Coordinator
Check out Mark’s Lambeth Hate
Crime
Blog
at
lambethhcc.wordpress.com/ disability/
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LAMBETH DISABILITY NEWS UPDATE ON LAMBETH SOCIAL CARE HUB
Work is now going on to develop a new single Social Care Hub for Lambeth. This will bring together the main voluntary sector services for disabled and older people, people with long-term conditions and adult and young carers into a new service which, it is planned, should be in place by late 2014. The service will provide information, advice, advocacy, support with Direct Payments/ Personal Budgets and a range of other support services and activities.
The Council is working, through a Steering Group, with the current providers of services to these client groups (DASL, Age UK Lambeth, South Thames Crossroads, Lambeth Mencap and Certitude) and with Healthwatch Lambeth and NHS Lambeth to “ co-produce” the new Hub. This will be largely based on what service users and other stakeholders have told us through a series of events and surveys which took place between April and June. “ Co-production” - who we spoke to We wanted to hear from as many disabled and older people and carers as possible, whether they use the current services or might want to use the Social Care Hub in the future. We also wanted views and ideas from organisations,
professionals
and
members of the public. The Steering Group
organised
a
variety
of
different workshops, focus groups, forums and public meetings as well as
two on-line surveys for service users and for stakeholders. There were special sessions for: All carers, at the April Carers’ Hub Lambeth Forum Carers for Adults with Learning Disabilities, with Mental Health Problems and with Dementia Young Carers (with their parents) and Young Adult Carers Disabled People Older People Deaf People Stroke Survivors Lambeth Mencap Peoples Rights Group
LAMBETH DISABILITY NEWS
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UPDATE ON LAMBETH SOCIAL CARE HUB There were also three public meetings at We are 336, Tate Library Streatham and the Town Hall for anyone interested in the Hub to come and find out more and give their views. The Steering Group has been looking carefully at the feedback people gave us about the services they wanted the new Hub to provide:
Key services
Key principles
peer support and befriending)
* One place for services
* Respite/ breaks for carers
* “ Tell my story once only”
* Housing, employment and transport
* Continuity of staff – not always
-related support
dealing with someone different
* Opportunities for education
* Not j ust generalist staff but people
(especially for young carers) and
with specialist roles (Advocacy,
learning new skills (eg IT)
Direct Payments) and specialist
* Policy/ campaigning work –
knowledge of working with particular
supporting the voice of users
client groups * Dealing with pressure/ prevention getting services to people in time * Good communication suited to the needs of different groups (eg people who are deaf or visually impaired, or
* Information * Advice – especially on benefits, money and community care * Advocacy * Activities and opportunities for socialising * Someone to talk to (counselling,
The next stage of the work is to agree the Outcomes for the new service and how these will be measured and monitored and then to design the new service to achieve these.
with aphasia, or learning disability) KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIAL CARE HUB ON THE DASL WEBSITE at: http: / / tinyurl.com/ qbvj fk8
336 Brixton Road will be the main home of the new Social Care Hub
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FOCUS ON DASL SERVICES INTRODUCING INTO SPORT
Into Sport Worker
Hi there! My name is Patricia Reilly but I like to be known as Tricia. I am really excited to tell you about the new 3 year DASL proj ect called Into Sport. It is funded by Sport England, involves 4 other local Deaf and Disabled Organisations in London and is led by Inclusion London with support from Interactive. Our aim is to support more Deaf and Disabled and people aged 14 and over to become involved in Sport and
Tricia
Physical Activity.
INTO SPORT
● I can provide you with tools and
How can I help you??
techniques for you to assess your own
Whether or not you think Sport and Physical Activity (SPA) is for you, the proj ect
has
something
to
offer
everyone. We can show that, with the right support, disabled people can enj oy these activities and benefit from them. To achieve this: ● I can help you with information about
SPA
opportunities.
● I can work with you to develop your own SPA support plan to reflect your interests
and
engage in regular activities and to identify your own personal targets o u t c o m e s .
● I can assist you in identifying suitable opportunities, accompanying you on initial visits to facilities/ activities, liaising with providers to track your progress, advocating for you where access or services are inadequate ● I
can
for
support
progress
against
outcomes
whilst
your you
needs. to
raise
your
personal
reviewing
and
updating your support plan with you. ● I will also be co-ordinating a new Access and Advocacy GGroup which will give you the opportunity to meet and support each other. The proj ect has got off to a great start. I have shared opposite photos of our visit to the Liberty Festival. I hope to hear from you soon.
abilities.
● I can encourage and support you to
a n d
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Lambeth SPA Strategy Great
timing
for
my
proj ect!
Lambeth Council is working on a new Sports & Physical Activity Strategy. I am pleased to be part of the consultation group. To find out more or give your views, please contact me. How to contact me 020 7642 0041 patricia.reilly@disabilitylambeth.org.uk
www.facebook.com/ daslintosport
additional funds (where available) to
twitter.com/ daslintosport
enable
Check out our Eventbrite page at
you
opportunities
to and
involvement
take
up
SPA
maintain
your
with
them.
http: / / tinyurl.com/ monsdhb www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk/ dasl/ sport/
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LAMBETH NEWS THE NEW SHAPE OF ADVICE SERVICES IN LAMBETH
One Lambeth Advice (OLA) is a new
information to
service provided by the CAB and the
you, direct you
Council. It gives help and advice to
to
anyone in the borough on a range of issues: Welfare benefits; Debt and/ or money; Work; Housing; Goods and services. You can contact the service: on-line www.onelambethadvice.org.uk or by phone
The website has a range of useful guides on advice topics for people who want to help themselves but a will
service or, if you need it, arrange an appointment for you with an agency from the Lambeth Advice Network or Every Pound Counts (if you are a carer or a disabled or older person and
need
problems).
help The
with
benefits
service
is
also
creating a network of Advice Guides,
on 0844 245 1298
CAB
another
adviser also
be
able to explain
people trained to help you find what you need on-line, make phone calls or send
emails.
Advice
Guides
can
currently be found in a number of advice agencies and GP surgeries and at Olive Morris House.
If you are an older or disabled person or a person with mental health issues who needs advice... LAMBETH RESOLVE
DASL SPECIALIST
IS STILL
ADVICE SERVICE
HERE TO HELP !
Disabled and older
Our advice service
people can still
for
people
with
contact Lambeth Resolve for general
mental health issues, managed by
advice, information and support. If you
JJohn Martin, can help you if you
need specialist advice we will make sure
we
refer
you
to
agencies,
including Every Pound Counts and One Lambeth Advice, which can help.
need casework on benefits, debt, housing,
community
care
or
applying for accessible transport services.
FOCUS ON DASL SERVICES
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PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY SERVICE Our Advocacy team, Anna Fairbank and
independent advocacy
Cl air e
to be
C ampl in ,
con t in ue
to
be
available in a
exceptionally busy with a steady stream
number of specified
of new referrals. A growing proportion
situations
of cases concern support to disabled
think it is vital that
parents of children who are subj ect to
the Social Care Hub takes this into
Child
account
Protection
concerns
or
and
when
we
its
resources
are
proceedings. We are trying to balance
allocated.
this workload with the support we need
Meanwhile, to continue to improve the
to offer in relation to the wide range of other types of issues - housing options, access to community care and health services, adult safeguarding matters about which our service is contacted. The Care Act 2014 (see below) will create a new statutory requirement for
quality of the service, we have applied for
the
Quality
newly
launched
Advocacy
Performance Mark and both
Anna and Claire are well advanced in their studies for the recognised sector qualification ,
the
Certificate
in
Independent Advocacy.
THE CARE ACT 2014 The Care Act 2014 is ● establishes the Well-being Principle to the single largest guide councils’ overall approach. change to health and social care Well-being covers outcomes such as policy for a generation. It brings physical, mental and emotional together a number of existing laws well-being and also participation in and introduces new duties for English work, education and training and social local authorities. It also takes into and economic well-being; account the findings of the Dilnot Commission Report into the Funding ● places a new duty on councils to of Care and Support. The maj ority of provide / arrange services which will the Act will come into force in April prevent, delay or reduce the needs for 2015 with the remainder, concerned care and support of adults.; with the cap on care costs, to be introduced in April 2016. The Act: ● requires councils to provide
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NATIONAL NEWS THE CARE ACT 2014
information and advice relating to care
England who moves home will continue
and support locally including how to
to receive care on the day of their
access independent financial advice;
arrival
● creates a new duty to arrange for an independent advocate to support the
in
the
new
area;
● creates the first ever entitlement to
involvement of a person in their
support for carers.
assessment, support plan or care plan
The Act also makes
review if they would have “ substantial
some changes to the Direct Payments
difficulty” in being fully involved and
regulations
where
safeguarding. Looking ahead to 2016,
there
is
no
one
“ appropriate” to support them;
and
strengthens
the new system of paying for care will
● makes clear that both adults and carers should be assessed on the appearance of need, regardless of what a council thinks is the level of
introduce a “ cap” on the care costs people will face and an extension of means-tested support for residential care to more homeowners.
HOW WILL THE CARE ACT
their need and their finances; ● puts in place a national eligibility
AFFECT THE SOCIAL CARE HUB?
threshold, a level at which needs are
Disability groups are disappointed that
great enough to qualify for funded
it does not enshrine the principle of a
services. This will replace Fair Access
right to Independent Living but there
to Care (FACS);
are many positive aspects to the Act.
● Ensure transition
that
young
people
in
from children to adult
services continue to receive care and support
until
their
needs
are
r e a s s e s s e d ; ●
r e q u i r e s
“ Continuity” of care so an adult receiving support in one area of
Key services of the Hub which will help the
Council
meet
its
obligations
(information, advice, advocacy, direct p aym en t s ,
car e r s ’ s up p o r t )
are
covered. The Steering Group is asking the Council for a dialogue about how we work together to ensure that vulnerable adults and carers really benefit from the changes at a time of greatly reduced financial resources.
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CELEBRATING AGE INFORMATION DAY
FRIDAY 31st OCTOBER 10.30am to 3pm at Assembly Hall, Lambeth Town Hall. A day of information and activities organised by Age UK Lambeth. DASL and Carers Hub Lambeth will be among the 30 local organisations with stalls to visit and staff to talk to. UK DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH
22nd NOVEMBER — 22nd DECEMBER
After the success of the Lambeth
UK
Disability
History
Month
programme 2013 we had hoped to be able to organise a similar range of events this year. Due to a lack of funding and the priority we are having to give to the work on the Social Care Hub, this has not been possible. We aim to get this exciting work back on track in 2015 and to build on the interest we have had in getting a Lambeth Disability History Proj ect off the ground. The national theme for UKDHM 2014 ties in with the centenary of World War 1 and is War and Impairment: the social consequence of disablement. Visit http: / / ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com/ in the coming weeks for details of national and London events.
KEY LAMBETH COUNCIL CABINET MEMBERS Following the May local elections and a reshuffle of the Lambeth Cabinet roles there are now two councillors with special responsibilities for social care, health and wellbeing
Children and Adult Services Councillor J ackie Meldrum Tel: 020 7926 1166 E: j meldrum@ lambeth.gov.uk Responsible for social care of all ages. Leads on: children’s social care; safeguarding children; children in care; disabled children; Special Educational Needs; adult social care; safeguarding adults; services for older people and carers, vulnerable adults, including mental health service users, and people with learning disabilities.
Health and Wellbeing Councillor J im Dickson Tel: 020 3149 6657 E: j dickson@lambeth.gov.uk Responsible for health and wellbeing strategy and for public health. Leads on
commissioning;
adult
preventive
Personalisation; healthcare;
integrating health, care & support. Details of all the Cabinet members and their roles can be found at http: / / tinyurl.com/ oo936x8
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who we are & how to contact us www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk We are a Disabled People’s Organisation, an independent charity serving disabled people in Lambeth of all ages with all types of impairments Lambeth Resolve Information, advice and advocacy for disabled and older people Enquiry Line: 020 7095 5720 (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm) email: ask@lambethresolve.org.uk website: www.lambethresolve.org.uk Direct Payments Support Service email: direct.payments@disabilitylambeth.org.uk tel: 020 7642 0041 / 020 7642 2016 5.4
Carers’ Hub Lambeth Enquiry Line: 020 7642 0038 email: connect@carershub.org.uk
Specialist Advice Service E: enquiry.line@disabilitylambeth.org.uk tel: 020 7738 5656
Stroke Peer Support Network email: stroke.network@disabilitylambeth.org.uk tel: 020 7642 2054 or 0777 3810264
Into Sport Proj ect email: patricia.reilly@disabilitylambeth.org.uk tel: 020 7642 0041 General enquiries e: enquiry.line@disabilitylambeth.org.uk w: www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk tel: 020 7738 5656 fax: 020 7924 9621 post: “We are 336”, 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA Join us … DASL membership is free!
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DASL provides vital services to local disabled and older people and to carers. We want more disabled people and others who support our work to become members. Contact us to find out how you can get involved DASL is funded by Lambeth Council, Guys & St Thomas Charity and Sport England Charity No. 1087399 A company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales No. 04214688