- Northallerton Over Fifties Forum provides input from Hambleton, in lieu of a formal local disability forum in the Hambleton/Richmondshire area
- The frequency with which local forums meet varies between 4 times per year to monthly, depending on local forum members/volunteer capacity/funding sources
- The forums work with Health and Adult Services as well as Highways and other county council teams. Local forums have a wide range of links to other disability and condition-specific groups across the county, as we to district councils, Stronger Communities, Health and North Yorkshire Police.
Other engagement groups with links to North Yorkshire Disability Forum
Wheelchair Forum
- Run by Vale of York CCG for all wheelchair users in Vale of York and North Yorkshire CCG areas.
- https://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/get-involved1/networks-and-forums/wheelchair-service-user-forum/
North Yorkshire Learning Disability Partnership Board
- Supported by North Yorkshire County Council
- For people with a learning disability and/or autism (self-advocates)
- Meets 3 times per year.
- Sub-groups (each meets 3 times per year):
- North Yorkshire Health Task Group
- Self-Advocacy Forum
- Local Area Groups:
- Craven and Harrogate
- Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale
- Hambleton and Richmondshire
- Selby District
- Self-advocacy support provided by KeyRing Self-Advocacy Support team (commissioned by NYCC)
- https://nypartnerships.org.uk/learningdisabilitypartnershipboard
Harrogate Mental Health Service User and Carer Involvement Group
- Hosted jointly by Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust and NYCC
- Meets monthly
- Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust run other engagement groups in North Yorkshire https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/get-involved/involvement-and-engagement/
- Information about engagement opportunities from Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (which provides Mental Health Services in Craven) can be found here https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/get-involved/
- NYCC is currently commissioning research into how best to meaningfully engage and involve people with lived experience of mental health difficulties across the county in shaping NYCC services.
