What We Do
“You give me a wee bit of power to keep going”
Mission Statement
We aim to provide up-to-date information that supports people with a disability and their carers to live as independent a life as possible. We offer support that promotes good mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. We aim to help empower people to have choice and control.
Our Committee
North Lanarkshire Disability Forum is committee led, which means the work we carry out is influenced by our members through their knowledge and experiences in North Lanarkshire. Our committee are like-minded people who are interested in having a say in things that affect disabled people in North Lanarkshire like transport, health and social care services, welfare rights and more.
Membership
We have reshaped our Membership to enable people to be part of NLDF, to help us do the work that we do and to ensure it is reflective of the needs of disabled people in North Lanarkshire.
To become a member or to find out more please call us on 01698 275710 or email info@nldforum.org.uk
Volunteering
North Lanarkshire Disability Forum can offer a range of volunteering opportunities such as being on our committee, helping in the office, supporting people in the community, sharing our information online or by word of mouth. We will offer appropriate training and offer a PVG if relevant to role. Please contact the office for further information on 01698 275710 or send an email to info@nldforum.org.uk
Get in Touch
Please get in touch if you would like more information about what we do at North Lanarkshire Disability Forum, volunteer with us or if you’d like to become a member. Fill out this online form if you have a question or message for us and tell us how you would prefer we get in contact with you...
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Engagement and Participation
Supported People's Partnership
Partnership
North Lanarkshire Disability Forum (NLDF), Lanarkshire Links and Voice of Experience Forum (VOEF) are working together for better Health and Social Care for Supported People in North Lanarkshire.
NLDF, Lanarkshire Links, and the VOEF have officially formed a strategic partnership. This collaboration is a direct response to North Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care’s Engagement and Participation Strategy.
Our mission is simple: to ensure that the people who use health and social care services in North Lanarkshire are the ones helping to shape them. By combining our expertise and resources, we can provide a robust structure for representation, ensuring that your lived experiences reach the people making the big decisions.
As each of our organisations specialise in reaching those often considered under-represented, we have combined together our skills, knowledge, and resources, so that we can achieve more effective outcomes for our community than we ever could alone.
We believe that to truly enhance the lives of those living and working in North Lanarkshire, your voice must not only be heard but it must be valued.
Engagement and Participation Network
A key element to this partnership is creating a network of grass roots organisations who engage with supported people, and those under-represented to share their knowledge and experiences of statutory services.
The Engagement and Participation Network will offer collaborative opportunities, experiences and input from the Network members. Through this Network, we will work to highlight gaps in representation allowing us to tailor our communications and approaches to meet the needs of the under-represented groups.
As the Engagement and Participation (E&P) Network is set up as part of the University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Engagement and Participation (UH&SC NL E&P) Strategy. The E&P Network has been established to support and compliment a strategic North Lanarkshire wide approach to involvement, engagement, and participation of all.
Vision: The E&P Network aims to ensure that local people with support needs, feel heard, engaged, and involved in the development of health and social care services in North Lanarkshire.
Remit of Group: The E&P Network will ensure that, the network partners work towards promoting best practice, delivering E&P activities, and recording such work and the outcomes across health and social care in North Lanarkshire.
Membership: The E&P Network will include and engage with statutory, community, and voluntary sector colleagues to achieve its aims.
From the Supported People’s Partnership and through the E&P Network we intend to use the ‘Growth Pot Fund’ to help widen participation through the provision of financial support to groups.
The Growth Pot Fund
The Partnership will administer a Growth Pot Fund, where organisations and grass roots community groups can apply for funding to increase their engagement and participation, as a result of their application they will be invited to the E&P Network.
Who can apply?
This fund is open to
· Charities, community groups and associations based in North Lanarkshire
· Organisations with an annual income under £75,000
· Groups that hold a bank account in the name of the organisation
· Groups that have a governing document (i.e. a Constitution or Terms of Reference)
We especially encourage applications from under-represented communities, including ethnic minorities, New Scots, and LGBTQ+ groups.