Physical and Sensory Impairment Partnership Board (PSIPB)
In 2003, we established the Barnet Physical and Sensory Impairment Partnership Board to improve health and social care services for people with a physical or sensory impairment.
Disabled People, carers and the voluntary sector are members of the Partnership Board together with professionals from health and Adult Social Services. In 2006, we looked again at the role of the Partnership Board and agreed that it should not just focus on health and social care services but on how we can improve the lives of people with a physical or sensory impairment. The Board agreed that it will achieve this by:
- Working within and promoting the ‘Social Model of Disability’
- Monitoring, developing and promoting opportunities and choices that improve the quality of life of disabled people (aged 18+)
- Mainstreaming disability across public services so that disabled people can play a full role in their community using the Disability Equality Duty to make change happen.
‘Our Life, Our Services, Our Say’ - July 2007
(PDF: 870KB) - It is a three year plan to improve the lives of disabled adults living in the London Borough of Barnet.
This plan sets out our six priorities for the next three years on what we want to achieve for disabled people in Barnet and what we have to do to make it happen. It is our interpretation of how we will be implementing the White Paper for Health and Social Services ‘Our Health, Our Care, Our Say’.
See me! Hear me! consultation
Until 16 October 2009, we were running a consulting with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. For more information about the consultation, or the follow-up event to take place on 26 November 2009, please go to See Me! Hear Me! consultation with deaf and hard of hearing people.
Dates of future meetings
All the meetings will be held at North London Business Park from 10am-2.30pm:
- 9 February 2010
- 14 April 2010
- 9 June 2010
- 10 August 2010
- 13 October 2010
- 17 December 2010
Minutes
Our Life newsletters
The Our Life newsletter is for people with a physical or sensory impairment to give updates on available services and other useful information.
- September 2009
(PDF: 2MB) - March 2009
(PDF: 1.8MB) - October 2008
(PDF: 2.5MB) - April 2008
(PDF: 725KB) - July 2007
(PDF: 860KB)
Terms of reference
If you would like to get involved in the Physical and Sensory Impairment Partnership Board, please contact Kate Kennally on 020 8359 4784 or you can write to Adult Social Services using the contact details opposite.
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