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NWTDT

1) Commissioning group

View our Constitution by clicking here

Who are they?

    Chair - Charlie Barker (Director Sefton MBC) representing the Regional Programme Board and NW ADASS

    Representing the regional self advocates forum and regional programme board –
    Sean Dempsey + 2 vacancies

    Representing the regional family forum and regional programme board –
    Julia Erskine, Denise Allen and Tony McDermot

    Representing Lancashire/ Cumbria/ Blackpool/ Blackburn with Darwin Lead Officers Group
    Ian Crabtree, Peter Soothill

    Representing Cheshire/ Merseyside Lead Officers Group
    Gerry Flanaghan + 1 vacancy

    Representing Greater Manchester Lead Officers Group
    Dave Clemmet, Bridget Hollingsworth

    Representing NW Joint Investment Programme/ Valuing People Support Team
    Dave Spencer

Meeting Notes

Quarterly Reports

 

2) What does it do?

The NWTDT is a small not for profit organisation which was established in 1984 and since then has been providing support, training and consultancy and networking opportunities to its customers across the region. Its mission or purpose is to provide support to its major stakeholders to ensure ultimately that people with learning disabilities are supported to have the very best quality of life possible.

Our sister company Pathways Associates Community Interest Company was established in 2008 to support the development and implementation of self directed support in the community with children and adults/ older citizens who may be entitled to health and social care services/ support, their families and those services to mentor and deliver training and develop services and supports. To attract funding to this area of work from a variety of sources and to develop partnerships which build capacity within the community to achieve our purpose.
The NWTDT is currently hosted by Salford City Council which ensure that all our funding can be used to deliver the agreed mission.
The NWTDT works at the interface between people who may use services, their families and services and has described its mission as to ‘facilitate the full inclusion of people with learning disabilities in community life, through partnerships with people with disabilities, families and organisations and the ways in which it delivers this mission.

 

3) Who subscribes? 

Every NW Local Authority adult services and PCT pays an annual subscription to the NWTDT which is agreed at the NW Branch of the ADASS.

Since April 2006, in recognition of this unique partnership of the Regional Valuing People Development Fund is commissioned through the NWTDT also.

Our experience has informed the extension of our programme to incorporate work to support children, young people, their families and support services (statutory and provider).