Important Date: 24th March & Important (local) Surveys 17th March 2017 Dear All All local – and all important…
24th March #1 Overnight Respite – Parent Meeting hosted by Me Too & Co and SEND Family Voices Friday 24th March, 10am to 12 noon The CrossWay Centre, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 2PD
What does ‘overnight respite’ mean to you – and for you? Does your child have complex health needs, severe or complex learning difficulties, a life limiting diagnosis or other complex additional needs? Does your child receive ‘overnight respite’ (that’s an overnight break for you and them!). If not, would you like them to? We all have our own experiences and we’d like to hear yours. So, together SEND Family Voices with MeToo&Co will be exploring five questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
What does overnight respite mean to, and for, you? What works? What doesn’t work? What respite is available locally and what are the criteria to access it? Is there anything else you would like us to know or to ask?
We will be inviting staff from the various local providers and organisations involved in respite care, from all local boroughs, confirmed attendees so far include Shooting Star Hospice and Westbrook Respite Centre, Hounslow. The outcome of this meeting will be a good understanding of parent’s views on the 5 questions above, which can then be presented to the people who make commissioning decisions around respite. A few places will be available in the crèche. Bookings for the meeting and the crèche will open soon, so please wait until the next email to book your place.
Short Breaks Survey – Enter draw to win a £50 voucher Short breaks are a hugely important service for families with disabled children, and one which all local authorities are legally obliged to provide. A short break is any activity that your child does, out of school time, that provides a positive experience for the child or young person, and a break for you. Examples of short break activities include: • holiday clubs • after-school clubs