Joint Learning Disability Strategy

Vision

How we did it

Key Drivers Care Act 2014 Co-Production & Personalisation Health and Social Care Integration Supporting Lives Connecting Communities Making it Real Transforming Care: A national response to Winterbourne View

It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it! The momentum needs to continue to uphold the vision and enthusiasm towards Co-Production. This empowers everybody across the board and makes everybody feel good.

Invest to Save Building networks For some people this will reduce dependency on health and social care. Developing community presence - keeps people visible and safer - abuse can be picked up earlier - being part of something - you are included and feel wanted - wellbeing improved We need to think about different ways to spend it

One person was empowered to make a decision to change her provider, which led to her being more independent, and needing less support, eventually needing no support, living with her partner in the community.

A lady lived for years in a residential home, used her advocacy network to say what she wanted. She now lives in a supported living flat and is a changed person.

“I love football and was interested in coaching. I now coach youth teams at Cornard Dynamos Football Club and have my level 2 coaching badge from the FA.”

“My passion is music. I recorded my songs in a recording studio and used crowdfunding to produce CD’s to get my music out there.”

Key Priorities

What have we got already that can help us ? Insight - experience - willingness- passion - enthusiasm - creativity- empowered people - strong self advocates & new self-advocates

An ordinary Life

Next Steps The range of stakeholders involved in developing the strategy need to co-produce a robust, five year implementation plan having clarified and prioritised recommended actions.