Yorkshire Regional Minutes

These were the minutes that were fed back to other groups in Yorkshire to tell them what Headway Rotherham has doing over the last 3 months.

As you can see and as you know, Rotherham is a very busy group

YORKSHIRE REGIONAL MEETING

ROTHERHAM REPORT • June 2005

YORKSHIRE REGIONAL MEETING

ROTHERHAM REPORT

JULY 2005

Our Information & Advocacy Project is still progressing very well.
In the three months since the project began there have been 474 contacts:
• 403 by telephone
• 46 outreach
• 25 visits to our Headway office

Our new offices are still functioning very well and our Committee Meetings are held there each month.

Social events are planned on a regular basis:

• We held our AGM in April when we strengthened our Committee from seven to twelve members. This was followed by Cheese & Wine.
• We had a video show of Venezuela in May; a talk from Myways Training Agency in June; and a Barbecue at the Grange Golf Club in July. The Barbecue was a particularly enjoyable evening attended by over 70 people, with entertainment provided by St Wilfrid’s Soul Band.
• Coffee Mornings are held every two weeks at the Rotherham Library.
• An evening meal at a local Chinese Restaurant was enjoyed by 25 members.

We are managing to provide a wide range of activities:
• Our Computer Course came to an end in July. We will be negotiating for a new course for September.
• We have continued our monthly visits to the Golf Driving Range and employed the services of the Professional to teach our group. This has been followed by meals and drinks afterwards in the Club House.
• Pool sessions are still being organized every month.
• Very successful Complementary Therapy sessions were held recently. We hope to repeat this in the autumn.
• We are organizing Crown Green Bowling at Clifton Park for the summer months of June, July, August & September instead of Ten-Pin Bowling.
• A Beauty Therapy evening was appreciated by many of our members.
• A walk by the Chesterfield Canal took place recently.

Our Carers decided that they would like to meet monthly for lunch to provide some quality time for themselves.

We continue to attempt to increase our knowledge and understanding of brain injury and related health and social care issues. In recent months:

• Our Information Officer attended two days of specialist training at Kemsley.
• Two members have attended two Away Half-Days with the Social Services Adult Disability Team.
• Members of Headway Rotherham were instrumental in setting up a Conference to consider the implementation of the NSF for Long Term Conditions recently.
This was very successful and was attended by the PCT, the Hospital Trust, Social Services and voluntary groups.
• Two members attended the Way Ahead weekend at Nottingham recently.
• One member has been involved in planning meetings for the changing structures for Health & Social Care for Adults.
• Two members were invited to the launch of the Foundation status of the Rotherham General Hospital.
• One member has been involved in the Long Term Conditions Implementation Group.
• Two members have attended meetings of the Brain Injury Sub-Group

Raising awareness of brain injury and the work of Headway is always very important to us. We have attempted to achieve this in the following ways:

• Two members were invited to be interviewed live on Radio Sheffield.
• At least two members are available in the Oakwood Centre for Rehab Medicine Centre on the second Thursday of each month.
• Members attended a local Networking Event, provided a Headway display.
• One member was invited to sit on the interview panel to appoint a family liaison worker at HIRC and CBIS.
• Members are involved locally with a very wide range of groups and committees helping to influence Health & Social Care in Rotherham.