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www.facebook.com/slcarers Contact Numbers New NHS 24 number 111 Social Work Local Offices Hospitals NHS 24 Money Matters/Home Care The Carers’ Newsletter / 0303 123 1008 Wishaw General 01698 361100 Please like us on Facebook / 0303 123 1008 Monklands Hospital 01236 748748 Issue 34

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Hamilton/Blantyre 0303 123 1008 Southern General 0141 201 1100 Page 1 New Staff Members South Lanarkshire Carers Network will be moving on 22nd August Western Infirmary 0141 211 2000 to new premises. Page 2 A Carer’s Story Young Carers Service 01698 455455 Hairmyres Hospital 01355 585000 Page 3 K-otic Drama Group The new location is a ground floor Welfare Rights Officers Supporting Carers Carer Support Team office unit. Page 3 Independent Living

Fund - Update The Wefare Rights Officers supporting Wishaw General 01698 366118 The property is a self-contained unit with offices and meeting Carers are based at South Lanarkshire Monklands Hospital 01236 712566 Page 3 Funding for Family Council Money Matters service. . Carers rooms. It has a ramp for

To contact a Welfare Rights Office you Hairmyres Hospital 01355 585522 accessibility and parking at rear of Page 3 Carers and the should call the number listed above South Lanarkshire Carer Network 01698 285163 building. Referendum (0303 123 1008) Tell them you are a Carer. North Lanarkshire Carers Together 01698 404055 The main entrance is just off Page 3 The Rough Guide to Road across from the Mental Health 01698 361100 ext. 8540 Assessable Britain Race Course. PRT Lanarkshire Carers Centre 01698 428090 / wwwprtlcc.org.uk Citizens Advice Bureau

Page 4 Referendum Event Emergency Freephone Outwith Hours Hamilton 01698 283477 South Lanarkshire Carers - New Staff Members

Emergency Social Work Service South Lanarkshire 0303 123 1008 East Kilbride 01355 263698 Page 4 Guardianship Event Carer Resource Development Officer Emergency Social Work Service North Lanarkshire 0800 121 4114 Clydesdale 01555 664301 (Reshaping Care for Older People) Page 4 Self-Directed Support

NHS Helpline Freephone 111 Cambuslang/Rutherglen 0141 646 3191 (SDS) Jo McIntyre has just been appointed as the new Page 5 One Button Washing This is your Newsletter, we hope you Carer Resource Development Officer. Carers Meetings Machine find it informative and helpful. Her transition from Carer Development Officer to Carer The Carers Meetings are open to all Carers in South Lanarkshire and If you have any points of view, Page 5 Housing News Resource Development Officer (Reshaping Care for are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am in Blantyre comments, issues or information to give Page 5 Health News Older People) will commence on Monday 4th August Miners Welfare Community Resource Centre, 3 Calder St., Blantyre. to Carers, or if you have some handy 2014. As Jo has already been with the Carers Network Out of pocket expenses will be paid and a sandwich lunch provided. hints or tips you would like to pass on, Page 5 Therapies for Carers

For more information, please contact us on 01698 285163 please send them to: for the passed 18 months she looks forward to the

Page 6 Out of Hours Review Jo McIntyre challenges of her new role. Joyce Brownlie.… ……………..… Dates 2014 South Lanarkshire Carers Network Ltd Wednesday 6th August - Speaker - Grant Wilson from Police Page 6 Fire Safety Campaign 65 Bothwell Road Carer Resource & Information Officer Wednesday 3rd September - Speaker - Irene McGraw of Carr Berman Hamilton, ML3 0DW Page 6 Sainsbury's Event (Reshaping Care for Older People) Crichton Solicitors Phone: 01698 405164 Wednesday 1st October - Speaker - Mandi Condra - Shared Care or e-mail: [email protected] Page 7 Clydesdale Public Joyce Brownlie joins us with a wealth of knowledge or visit our website: www.slcn.co.uk Partnership in the voluntary sector, by working for the past ten List of Staff Contacts Page 7 New Radiotherapy years with the Council of Voluntary Service Rose Ann Doyle - Business Development Manager 01698 405166 Centre Hamilton/East Kilbride and then for a further three

Linda Craig - Carer Development Officer 01698 405169 If you have found this years with Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire newsletter useful Page 7 Dates for your Diary Jo McIntyre - Carer Resource Development Officer 01698 405168 please pass it on to (VASLan). Among other duties Joyce will be someone you think it Page 8 Useful Contact Joyce Brownlie - Carer Resource Information Officer 01698 405164 responsible for producing the Newsletter and may be of interest to Numbers Joyce Brownlie Jade Jarvie - Administration Assistant 01698 285163 and tell them about updating the Website.…… South Lanarkshire

Carers Network Next Issue THIS NEWSLETTER IS FUNDED BY SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL CARERS The next issue of the Newsletter will be DECEMBER 2014 STRATEGY MONIES & NHS LANARKSHIRE CARERS Should you wish anything published the deadline date is 30th SEPTEMBER 2014 INFORMATION STRATEGY MONIES Page 2 Page 7

Kevin McGoldrick - A Carers Story Auchlochan Garden Village Plans Approved For New Radiotherapy Centre Growing up with Rheumatoid Arthritis has its daily My personal assistant started when I was discharged hurdles, luckily my family have been very from hospital after getting a knee replacement, supportive but they have also made a few meaning that I was at my weakest and my family sacrifices on the way as traditional social care welcomed the extra assistance during my recovery. services were not everyone's first choice, having a stranger in your home every day finding yourself on repeat mode explaining what and how your care assistance should be carried out. A Caring for Carers day was held at Auchlochan

Garden Village in , to make Carers in Managing is the keyword and friends and family the Clydesdale community aware of the members gradually became the unpaid Carer. As Construction work on a new £22 million services and supports which are available to them. time went on we realised that we may require care radiotherapy centre for the West of Scotland is set in our family home, but we were stubborn because The event was hosted by Clydesdale Public to start in the next few weeks following the I remember how my grandparent’s traditional Partnership Forum (CLPPF) with support from NHS approval of detailed plans by the Scottish social care services only left added pressure to my Lanarkshire. Government. The centre, which will be known as

parents. the Lanarkshire Beatson, is being built at The event consisted of a variety of stalls including: Kevin McGoldrick Putting my work experience into our family home, CLPPF, Care and Repair, Alzheimer’s Scotland, Monklands in Airdrie, to help meet the rising my wife, twin daughters and myself all helped each South Lanarkshire Council, Marie Curie, McMillian demand for radiotherapy treatment over the next My personal assistant has flexible start times Nurses, St Andrews Hospice, Young Carers Service ten years. other with various daily chores, until one day we hit that brick wall, we were exhausted. depending on my appointments, my personal care is Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Carers Network and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Alex

attended to which also includes - haircut, shaving, Princess Royal Trust Lanarkshire Carers Centre. Neil said: “This is an important step forward in One Saturday afternoon at the Spina Bifida nail cutting and medicine being administered. I have There was also a variety of key speakers and people this new £22 million radiotherapy facility at parents meeting we were informed about Self assistance with continental and cooked breakfasts were also given the opportunity to hear Carers Monklands Hospital, which will mean that more Directed Support (SDS) and how it will eventually and lunches this allows my wife to get ready at her patients in the West of Scotland will be able to shift the balance of power to the user to direct their own pace, instead of helping me all the time. stories and participate in a question and answer session. Angela Williamson, Health Improvement access the best possible treatment closer to home, own care and services.

We see and respect our personal assistant as a practitioner of NHS Lanarkshire, said “The stalls and this is very important as we drive home our From this moment on I knew this would be the family member, we now have our family back in the speakers provided great practical information for message to detect cancer early, get treatment and solution to our prayers, after sourcing more correct titles, mum, dad, and twin daughters enjoying Carers which they found beneficial and useful. We see more people continuing to survive this information I was surprised to hear that a Direct every day as a family. generated a lot of positive feedback from those who disease”.

Payment had been in place for over 15 years but attended, it was commented on how informative If you are considering Self Directed Support before Operating as a satellite of the Beatson West of unfortunately not widely advertised or suggested the event was in helping to understand the contacting your local social work please carry out a Scotland Cancer Care Centre in Glasgow, the new by Pediatrician, Social Work and GP who were all problems and obstacles they face as Carers. The diary of your additional daily needs and empower centre will be equipped with most advanced aware of our situation, and so our Self Directed event also highlighted that all Carers are different Support journey began with one phone call to our yourself with all 4 options. technology and equipment to deliver the same and it was helpful to listen to others experiences in local Social Work Adult Services, we were visited world-class treatment currently provided at the Remember nobody is housebound, if the right services order to offer them the best support we can”. within 6 weeks at our home. Glasgow centre. This includes two new

are in place. Anne Lindsay, chair of CLPPF, said “The event was state-of-the-art liner accelerators, which deliver The Social Worker had Self Directed Support knowledge and explained in non-jargon how I Self Directed Support four options explained: a great success and it is fantastic that so many high-energy radiation to shrink tumours and kill could go about employing my own personal members of the Clydesdale community came along cancer cells, with expansion space for a third Option 1 - you choose to receive a direct payment to to show their support. machine, if required. assistant (PA).

purchase support yourself. You will have access “The CLPPF would like to thank all the speakers and During the process I felt that I was on This is your to advice and support from your council and your The centre will also have a CT simulator to help panel members who gave their valuable time and plan radiotherapy treatment. This will enable Life which is something you have to remember as local support service. the care package I was building was all about me, the events manager and staff at the Auchlochan for around 80 patients a day who require radiotherapy my family and friends said painting a clear picture Option 2 - your council may give you the option to all their kind help and assistance, which helped for lung, breast, prostate and rectal cancers to be will not only assist the appointed social worker to choose your own support while it holds the make the day a successful one.”………………………….. treated. complete the forms but the managers of the local money and arranges the chosen support on your

behalf. authority who will sign off your package.

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Option 3 - you choose to have the council select the Within 12 weeks, I was awarded my care Save the Date - 7th August 2014 for Self Directed Support Information Day appropriate support and arrange it for you. package, this allowed me to contact my local Job Eastfield Community Centre, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, G72 7BA

Option 4 - A mix of options 1, 2 and 3 for specific

Centre who assisted me with advertising my job description, collating the CV's to enable me to aspects of your support. The Network’s Consultation Event will be held in the Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park, Motherwell on carry out my matrix and interview. nd Wednesday 22 October 2014, 9:30 for 10am start - 1pm. Page 6 Page 3

Out of Hours Review Information input from South Lanarkshire Council Fire Can Happen to Anyone

In 2004 changes to the But it is our job to help make sure you home is as Welcome to ‘Information Input for Carers’ from the statutory sector. This section has traditionally nationally agreed GP contract saw safe from fire as it can be. This is why we provide focused on providing information to carers of adults with a learning disability and whilst this focus remains, the responsibility for the provision of FREE Home Safety Visits. Our Staff can help you some of the information contained within this section may be applicable to other family carers. ……………… Primary Care, Out of Hours care spot a possible fire hazard, offer advice and guidance transferring from local GP's to be the and fit smoke alarms free of charge if your home For comments/feedback please contact Claire Pearson at South Lanarkshire Council: 01698 455960. responsibility of the NHS Boards. requires them. A home fire safety visit only takes

around 20 minutes, and that 20 minutes might just K-otic – Drama Group Funding for Family Carers

In Lanarkshire this was developed around a home save your life. Shared Care Scotland has put together a ………... visiting service for those too unwell or frail to leave K-otic Productions is a drama their home and a service provided in five centres group for adults with learning comprehensive webpage of all organisations offering funding for carers to get a break. . throughout the authority. … … disabilities and/or those with . One in each of the acute hospitals, one in autism. Groups are also run for children with additional support and one in Cumbernauld. . Over the past few years, there have been needs (two after-school groups increasing difficulties in maintaining the current in East Kilbride). K-otic is run by Helen Jordan who also works service model and it was decided to commence a review of the service. A Review Board was set up as a lecturer for adults with additional support needs. …. and Carers and Patients are active members of the Their website lists a whole host of organisations and Board. Helen is supported by volunteers, all of whom are your local Carers’ Centre (01698 428090) will assist

PVG checked. Three focus groups for staff took place at various in completing an application form.

Visits are easy to arrange times and venues to collate their issues, concerns Workshops for adults are held in: To look at the range of funding opportunities and suggestions for improvement. . A Home Fire Safety Visit can be organised at a access: sharedcarescotland.org.uk/ and click on A questionnaire was circulated during a week in  Community Hall on time that suits you, day or night. ‘resources’ and ‘funding for carers’ or alternatively, May in all five NHS centres and almost 400 returns Monday mornings. contact Shared Care Scotland on: 01383 622462.  highlighted that patients and carers praised the The Service would also like community members to Kirktonholme Community Hall in

think about anyone they know who could be at risk East Kilbride on Monday afternoons. staff and the service provided.

from fire. It could be a friend, relative, or neighbour.  Calderwood Community Hall in East Kilbride Carers and the Referendum An Option Appraisal Event took place on Friday

on Friday afternoons. 27th June when 10 options for a future service To book a FREE Home Fire Safety Visit for you, or The seven national Carers’ organisations in Scotland were "scored" against the NHS Values of providing someone you know. Call: 0800 0731 999 or visit The two hour sessions cost £7 and are held each have produced a short, four page summary on the a quality, safe, person-centred, effective, efficient www.firescotland.gov.uk week as groups work towards referendum and what the implications for carers will and timely service and from this event two or putting on plays/musicals at be from both sides of the argument. You can Always ask for official identification all employees of three options will be taken forward to be prepared East Kilbride Arts Centre. access the paper at: sharedcarescotland.org.uk/ the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be happy to for "Public Consultation" later in the year after the Workshops are “laid back and news/article/154/The-Referendum-What- Referendum vote. produce this on request. fun” and for people with all does-it-mean-for-carers.html or for a copy of This will be your opportunity to "have your say" on levels of ability.… this document contact Shared Care Scotland on: how this service will be provided in the future and If you are interested in finding 01383 622462 we will keep you up-to-date in our newsletter, and out more, please contact information will also be in the press, on how you Helen Jordan on:……………….: The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain can be involved. 07988 768015 (K-otic is a registered charity). The brand new fifth edition is now out and is free to

access on-line: www.accessibleguide.co.uk/ Sainsbury's East Kilbride Town Centre store The K-otic website also hosts past productions and theguide.html. invited, South Lanarkshire Carers Network and partners has more information on the drama sessions: to hold an information stall on Friday 13th June for www.koticproductions.co.uk.

This guide is packed with over

Carers week. The information stall was very well 200 ideas for accessible, worry received by the general public. Independent Living Fund – update

free days out with reviews, hints Along with staff from Sainsbury's in attendance were It was announced in April that there will be a Scottish and tips on some of the UK’s best Brian Doig and Margaret McNab of East Kilbride Independent Living Fund (ILF). . attractions, written by and for Dementia Group, Joyce Brownlie and Linda Craig from …………………………… . . . . people with disabilities. There is South Lanarkshire Carers Network, and Linda Fabiani The intention is to protect existing claimants’ awards a whole section on Scotland’s MSP for East Kilbride who popped in for a chat. and to open up the Scottish fund to new applicants. attractions. Page 4 Page 5

…… Information input from South Lanarkshire Council Information input from South Lanarkshire Council

Referendum Event for Adults with One Button Washing Machine – Pilot Health News Patients’ Rights

Learning Disabilities

Understanding Cornerstone, a Scottish The Patient Advice and Support Service offers free,

social care charity is confidential advice and support for anyone wanting Speak Out Advocacy Project believes that people Self-directed Support (SDS) piloting the use of a to give feedback, make comments, raise concerns affected by learning disabilities should be given The has developed two guides one-button washing or make a complaint about treatment and care appropriate information about the issues that (one for service-users and one for Carers) in machine that has been provided by the NHS in Scotland.… affect their whole community. relation to the new law in Scotland now developed for adults with

underpinning social care assessments and funding cognitive impairments It is an independent service and can help patients Speak Out feels that “too often, people don’t for care (self directed support). The guides are such as a learning and carers understand their rights. receive the information that they need to make straightforward and contain real life examples of disability or dementia. . informed choices about the big decisions, and this how self-directed support can work.…Copies can be It has been developed by You can access the service from is particularly true at elections”. obtained through Self-directed Support Scotland at: JTM Service who provides Lanarkshire’s http:guidance.selfdirectedsupportscotland. laundry facilities to more Many people with learning disabilities do not get Citizen Advice Bureau on: 01555 662353 org.uk/ndex.html than 100 social housing providers. the opportunity to vote and the Speak Out Project has asked representatives from both the ‘Yes’ and Self-directed Support Event ‘Better Together’ campaigns to come along and 17th September 2014 The machine has no digital controls, washes on a give voters the chance to hear the arguments and standard 40 degree programme and has an to ask for more Information..… Lanarkshire Carers Centre is hosting a self-directed automated detergent dosing system.

support event in September. Social care

The speakers will be Michael McCann, MP, assessments and funding for care is changing in If you wish to find out more about the pilot contact speaking on behalf of ‘Better Together’ and Linda light of the new law that came in in April of this Cornerstone on 0141 550 7580 or email:……………..: Fabiani, MSP supporting the ‘Yes’ campaign. year. The event aims to explain how social care [email protected] Both are well known local politicians who have assessments are changing and how people can have worked with Lanarkshire Ace (collective advocacy) a choice as to how to spend the money allocated to Housing News them for their care and support needs. members in the past. This event will take place at Loretto Housing Association

the Village Centre, Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride Venue - Hamilton Town House from th Loretto Housing Association provides housing at 7.00pm on 28 August 2014. . 10.30am - 2.30pm. Therapies for Carers If you wish to find out more please contact, support and care at home services to people To book a place please contact: 01698 428090 new Speak Out Advocacy on: 01698 283228. living in their own homes within South Lanarkshire,

Rutherglen who have experienced enduring mental health Cambuslang Service problems.

Guardianship Event

Loretto works within a multi disciplinary framework

An event is planned for carers and parents who with support staff working closely with Community Health Checks for have been granted Guardianship (so that they can A new therapist, Lienne Brown is working at Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational legally make decisions for an adult). It is to be Adults with Lifestyles, Cambuslang (Glenside Drive) offering Therapists, Advocates and other relevant agencies. delivered by Mental Health Officers who assess Learning Disabilities therapies and beauty treatments at subsidised

parents and carers to become legal guardians.…… prices for carers (£7 for half an hour and £13 per Loretto plans to work with each individual to

encourage and support people to identify their own hour). Treatments include massage, facials, eyebrow

The event is being planned but will be held in shaping, waxing tinting etc. Lienne also works at aspirations and outcomes (things that make a good NHS Lanarkshire’s Community Learning Disability September 2014 and if you wish to attend please Lifestyles in East Kilbride (Liddell Grove) to day/week).

team has developed a short easy-read questionnaire

contact: Claire Pearson at South Lanarkshire offer carers the subsidised therapies.

asking if people with learning disabilities know they Council to reserve a place: 01698 455960.……… . They have properties in the following areas: are entitled to certain health checks on an annual

If you are supporting a family member (child or

basis. The questionnaire informs carers as well as adult), a neighbour or friend on an unpaid basis, as a Blantyre / East Kilbride / Lanark If you want to pose a question to be answered in people with learning disabilities. the presentation please feel free to do so. This carer you can access the therapies. Lienne is To find out more information about If you would like to complete the questionnaire or qualified, registered and experienced. event will inform carers of their rights and what Loretto Housing Association to find out what health checks are available and Guardianship actually means for carers. If you are how to access them please contact . considering applying for Guardianship you may The service is managed by Lanarkshire Carers please contact: 0141 420 7950 Jean Howieson Learning Disability Nurse on: also wish to attend. Centre. To book or to make enquiries please contact or email: [email protected] 01698 855628. them on: 01698 428090.