“Together we can make a difference”
“Change will happen,
because we are working together.”
The Learning Disability Partnership Board brings together lots
of different people:
Social Services, health services, people with learning disabilities, family carers, people from housing, education and
other organisations. They are all working together to make sure that things get better for people with learning disabilities in Poole.
The Partnership Board meets every two months to talk about the
big issues. We also have five action groups that meet to talk about the everyday issues. These action groups are:
1. Carers
2. Choice and Control
3. Community Safety
4. Work and Day Opportunities
5. Money
Our Partnership Board was set up, because of “Valuing People”.
Valuing People is the government's plan for making better lives for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. You can find out more about Valuing People, by visiting their web site at: www.valuingpeople.gov.uk/index.jsp
Next meeting dates
Please contact Jannie Bowen at the Borough of Poole for full details of the time and place of
In January 2009 Valuing People was updated.
The government's new, big plan is called
Valuing People Now. It lets us know the main things that should be happening over the next three years. These are the things that will help to make better lives for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. The main points are:
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a paid job, if we want
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Visit the Borough of Poole web site for full details of the Learning Disability Partnership Board.
You can also have a look at the latest Partnership Board newsletter there.
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