New draft joint commissioning strategy for adults with learning disabilities in Lambeth

Lambeth Council and the Lambeth Primary Care Trust (PCT) working with our partner agencies, providers, carers and people with learning disabilities have produced the 2008 to 2013 draft Joint Commissioning Strategy Your Care, Your Way.

The strategy demonstrates our commitment to achieving significant change to the support offered to people with learning disabilities and their carers over the next five years.

We would like you to tell us whether you think the right issues and actions have been identified, whether you disagree with anything, or if you feel we have missed out important things.

This strategy is also available in a summary easy to read version,  together with an easy to read version of the Draft Action Plan.

Consultation - what we would like you to tell us

We are interested in the views of as wide a range of people as possible including people with learning disabilities, families, carers, and people who work with people with learning disabilities.

• Do you think the priorities in the draft strategy will meet the needs of carers and people with learning disabilities in Lambeth?
• Are there are better ways of meeting those needs?
• Have we missed out issues that you think should be included in the strategy?

How you can take part in the consultation:

To take part in the consultation, you can:

• Fill in a questionnaire, sending it back to us by email or sending it back to us at the address given below
• You can email your comments or complete the questionnaire electronically and send them to
  acs-consultation@lambeth.gov.uk.
• You can attend one of the consultation events
• You can send us your comments or complete the questionnaire, sending it back to:
  
  Lambeth Adults' and Community Services
  Customer and Community Relations team
  Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road
  London SW8 2LL

Note: The consultation process ends on Monday 15 December 2008.

Consultation events

There will be two events in October 2008. These will give carers and people with learning disabilities the opportunity to give their views on the new draft strategy to the council.

Carers' Mini Forum - at 336 Brixton Road, Brixton SW9 7AA

Carers of people with a learning disability
Time: 10.00 am- 12.00 midday
11.00 am Tea and Coffee
Date: Monday 6 October 2008.

If you would like more information about this forum please contact Boz Borowy at Lambeth Mencap on 020 8655 7719.

Lunch is at 12.30

'Have your say' - at 336 Brixton Road, Brixton SW9 7AA

Forum for people with learning disabilities
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
3.00 pm Tea and Coffee
Date: Monday 6 October 2008.

If you would like to come along to this forum, please contact Debbie Phipps at Lambeth People First on 020 7642 0008.

Other formats or languages

If you have any queries about the consultation, or you require consultation documents in another format or language, please telephone 020 7926 5781.