Family Carers Sub Group

Monday 4th April 2016

10.00 – 12.30 Goscote Committee Room, County Hall

  1. Present

Clive Hadfield (CH) (Chair)

Phil Linggood (PL)

Ros Jarvis (RJ)

Marie Bates (MB)

Louisa Whait (LW)

Linda Wright (LW)

Lyn Spence (LS)

Charles Huddlestone (CDH)

Jane Robins (JR)

Katie D Brown (Minutes)

Apologies

Sheila Smith (SS)

Roger Smith (RS)

Jenny Lacey (JL)

Circulation List

Heather Pick

Councillor David Houseman

  1. Speakers (a) Jane Robins (b) Louisa Whaite

Jane Robins

JR updated that there is to be a new 3 year National Carers Strategy launched at the end of 2016 and she is part of a development group to support this work. There is a national call for evidence underway at the moment and can be completed here:

JR informed that there will be a new joint Local with Health and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Carers Strategy developed with families and carers this year in line with the National Strategy and ready for April 2017.

JR explained that this should be easier with the new Carer Delivery Group working with all partners on the carer agenda.

Locally, since the introduction of the Care Act April 2015, there has been an increase in the number of carer assessments completed and the number of carers receiving financial support has also increased (number to follow when year-end collated)

JR confirmed that the decision to charge carers for care and support services has been deferred again until April 2017.

Louisa Whait

LW confirmed she is now a Regional Learning Disability officer that is funded by the NHS England and stated the regions are different and it will be trying to support people around the SAFF.

LW stated it will be a two year cycle and stories will be collected this way and they will be trying to pull together self-advocate, family carers along with any other group that is relevant.

LW advised that the challenge they have at present is getting young carers in place along with sibling carers.

LW advised that a piece of work will be started shortly around mortality rates and will be carried out by Bristol University and will be fed out this way. The idea around this will be to have every death to be reported into Bristol University and once everything has been collated this will be distributed to any authorities that need to be made aware.

  1. Review and Ratify Minutes of Last Meeting inc Actions.

Deferred due to time pressures.

  1. Financial Matters, Update, Commitments, Budget, Funds and Payments.
  • We will not be charged for the room or minute taker but we will be charged for refreshments.
  • Look at grants that can be obtained.
  • Independent voices will now be written off. If this comes back County Hall will sub pay the £500.
  • Clive to complete a financial statement on what the expected balance will be once expenses etc. have been sorted out.
  • Charles to speak with Gill. The current arrangement means that, until you have less than £1,000, you may not apply for any more money.
  1. Shared interest meetings – Attended and Scheduled, Inc.

Before the Health Watch meeting, send over information to the chair to ensure questions are being asked about help to live at home for the very long long long term disabled, and the further expectations being placed on unpaid Family Carers.

  1. Training

Deferred due to time pressures.

  1. Items from Attached “ongoing matters”

Deferred due to time pressures.

  1. Any other urgent business

Deferred due to time pressures.

  1. Date and time of next meeting.

Monday 9th May, 10.00am-12.30pm Gartree Committee Room, County Hall Leicester