Date:
23/07/2015
Location:
Plummer Court
Attendees:
Andy Terry Cliff Dave
Richie Chris Gillian Martin Michael Mick Mark Andrea Richard Richie Lindsey
Apologises: Chris
Introductions
round the table.
Agenda/discussion points:
Update on Client Advisory Groups and
Events
Trading Places – Explanation given to new people
about what TP does and how to volunteer. Was an issue with food supplied on the
19/7/15 this has been escalated and resolved for future weeks.
Plummer Court Monday – Group is getting busier and more
NUCF volunteers are needed
Plummer Court Wednesday – Group continues to go from
strength to strength but as with the Monday group more volunteers especially
women are needed.
Recovery Clinic – Terry feedback that the Thursday
group is. Good for the NUCF to still have a presence there to give support and
sign post people.
UKRW2015
Names of
members who would like to attend the walk were taken and it was confirmed that
there would be a £5 returnable deposit for the coach that will pick up at
Gateshead and Newcastle. Anybody else who would like to
attend please let Andy know.
All members
present agreed to be part of the rota for the NUCF stall at the walk which will
involve talking to people passing handing out literature and facilitating the
events we are having on the stall (beer goggles events and smoothie bike).
Briefly
mentioned that we will have a banner for the walk that will have a printed
design. Richie will put together a few ideas.
Guest Speaker
Richard Anderson Veterans Support. Richard talked about his new role funded by Combat Stress. Designed to help veterans access services and if necessary treatment. This doesn’t just cover substance misuse but all reintegration issues.
Richard Anderson Veterans Support. Richard talked about his new role funded by Combat Stress. Designed to help veterans access services and if necessary treatment. This doesn’t just cover substance misuse but all reintegration issues.
People need
to be ‘stable’ to enter treatment.
There are
1000 veteran charities in the UK Richard and his team have had 70 referrals
over the past 7 to 8 months. The referrals cover homelessness and mental health
issues and come from area such as GP’s and existing treatment providers.
There was a
discussion around aftercare and the belief that this should be on going.
Guest Speaker
Lindsey Mallory Shelter. Lindsey is based in Manchester and wanted to get the NUCF’s views on the idea of Shelter setting up a new service in Newcastle. The service is Big Lottery funded and aimed at getting people out of crisis.
Lindsey Mallory Shelter. Lindsey is based in Manchester and wanted to get the NUCF’s views on the idea of Shelter setting up a new service in Newcastle. The service is Big Lottery funded and aimed at getting people out of crisis.
Essential
questions were what help do people need? How and where should the service
operate? What peer led involvement should there be?
Lindsay
gave a summary of Shelter’s work and around legal assistance, renting advice,
private land lords, training and linking in with advocacy services.
Suggestions
were that the service should be close to or in job centres, food banks,
treatment centres and located around the city in a ‘satellite’ model covering
areas in the East and West End.
Also that
the service should be open weekends and potentially 24/7. Face to face advice
was preferred rather than a 24/7 phone line giving a 1 stop shop service.
Ideally joint working with other providers maybe jointly funded and run.
This
would help people before they get into crisis.
How to
communicate this: leaflet drops, knocking on doors, target certain areas or
even certain streets. Link into with non-crisis services such as colleges and
Universities.
AOB
Sponsored
walk was planned for this weekend some members are going ahead with walk.
Next NUCF
06/08/2015 Guest speakers will be the Commissioning team from Newcastle LA
Location:
Plummer
Chair:
Andy
