Physical and sensory impairment board
The multi-agency physical and sensory impairment (PSI) partnership board was set up in June 2006 and is a member of the Adult Strategic Partnership thematic group.
The aims of the PSI Board are:
- to ensure services are planned and delivered in ways that enable disabled people to exercise choice and control over how their additional needs are met; and
- to promote access to the full range of services that many people take for granted, in keeping with the social model of disability
The primary focus of the partnership board is on people of working age. However, areas of service development will include people over 65 and young disabled people in transition to adult services where this is considered relevant and effective.
The partnership board has refreshed the first "Equal lives strategy" for the next five years 2011 - 2016. The strategy covers a wide range of themes, for example: health, housing, transport, employment, social care services, access and information. The multi-agency Equal lives action plan covers some of the objectives in the first year. Download the strategy and action plans from the right of this page.
Representatives of disabled people and carers are elected from the four local area Reference Groups to attend the PSI Board. Two members are elected from each locality group and one Carer represents carer issues for the county. Each of the partner organisations agreed to provide a Board representative.
The partnership board meets four times a year and membership includes:
- Disabled people and Carer's representatives
- Voluntary sector representative
- North Yorkshire County Council
- North Yorkshire district and borough councils
- North Yorkshire's primary care and acute health trusts
- North Yorkshire Police
- North Yorkshire Ambulance Service
- North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
- Employment service (Jobcentre Plus)
For further information contact - Carol Johnson 01609 534096 carol.s.johnson@northyorks.gov.uk
