Disabilities Competency Programme: Sharing Good Practice across NEL
Please join our disabilities celebration to hear examples of reasonable adjustments and accessible information in primary care across NEL.
About this event
- Event lasts 4 hours 15 minutes
Disabilities Competency Programme: Sharing Good Practice across NEL
Date: [ Thursday 27th February]
Time: [9.45 to 2.00 p.m including a hot lunch and networking]
Location: Poplar Union
Join us for a morning of learning and collaboration at our Disabilities Sharing Good Practice event, chaired by Amy Whitelock-Gibbs, co-chair of Tower Hamlets Together Anti- Racism and Health Equity Steering Group.
This in-person gathering will bring together health professionals and disability advocates, to share their expertise and insights. Whether you're a seasoned manager, commissioner or practitioner, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and gain valuable knowledge and examples of positive change. Please attend to share your views and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference!
- Purpose:
To demonstrate outcomes of Tower Hamlets Disabilities Competency Programme, share good practice and encourage collaboration on reasonable adjustments.
The programme will include:
Sharing reasonable adjustments from Tower Hamlets GP practices from Primary Care Networks 1, 5, 6 and 8 such as: GPCG SignLive BSL interpreting, introduced by deafPLUS.
- Introduction to Tower Hamlets Public Health Disabilities Competency Programme, co-produced with Real, ICM, deafPLUS and North East London Training Hub.
- Learning from good practice across London and NEL, keynote speakers include:
Implementing Accessible Information Standards with Primary Care Transformation, Nicky Summers, Redbridge Public Health
Know Your Rights Cathy Turland, HealthWatch Redbridge
Sign Language Charter Development Damian Brewer, British Deaf Association
Autism Friendly Standards for Primary Care and Community: Jody Barrientos, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Increasing Breast Screening Uptake Among Women with Learning Disabilities, Darren Sharpe University of East London, for North and Central London Cancer Alliance Service
- Reflecting on what works and development opportunities, Jane Evans, Transformation Partners in Health and Care
- Discussion: developing a collaborative approach and next steps to facilitate reasonable adjustments and accessible information across NEL, Dr Somen Banerjee, Tower Hamlets Public Health
Celebrating contributions of partners with lived experience and the expertise of disability specialist VCS partners: Real, ICM and deafPLUS.
