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Meeting Dates 2026-2027

  • February 23rd 2026 11:30am-12:30pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm: Members of the Health and Social Care Group talked about barriers people with learning disabilities face when applying for an adult social care assessment.
    There was also an update from a council Community Transport Adviser on new bus travel leaflets she had been asked to create by Board members.
    Click here for the meeting summary.
  • June 15th 2026 11:30am-12:30pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm:There was a presentation by Shared Lives South West. Shared Lives South West is an organisation that provides supported housing for people with individual/additional needs.
    Questions raised by Board members at the February meeting on how to apply for an adult social care assessment were answered by council and NHS staff.
    Click here for meeting summary.
  • September 14th 2026 11:30am-12:30pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm: A Senior Manager from the council came to talk to the Board about the Local Government Reorganisation being paused. He also discussed the rating adult social care were given in last September’s CQC inspection.
    There was also an update by Health Innovation South West on work done to reduce harm from psychotropic (si-ko-trop-ic) medication given to people with a learning disability. This type of medication is used to change a person’s behaviour.
    Click here for meeting summary.
  • November 30th 2026 11:30am-12:30pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm: DIVAS  are women with learning disabilities and/or autism who have survived domestic abuse or sexual violence. They will be coming back to the Board to give us an update on their Devon based project.
    We will also discuss with a Partnership, Development and Learning Officer training Board members think young people should have on relationships and sex education. And look at training professionals should have to support people with learning disabilities to disclose (report) abuse.
  • February 22nd 2027: There will be a second update from Innovation South West on work being done to reduce the harm of psychotropic medication. (See September 2026 meeting notes).
    A Senior Manager from the council will come back to share the Adult Social Care improvement plan for the CQC.
  • June 14th 2027: Marking the start of national Learning Disability Week. There will be a presentation by a Senior Learning Disability Liaison Nurse and a Patient Experience Manager from the RD&E. They have been running a consultation with different user groups on reasonable adjustments.
    There will also be a session on cyber crime, scams and phishing by Devon and Cornwall Police. Phishing is when scammers try to trick you into giving them your personal details.
  • September 20th 2027: Agenda to be agreed.
  • December 6th 2027: Agenda to be agreed.
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