Note - this is not an NHS England produced presentation.

1. TRANSFORMING CARE
NORTH EAST AUTISM EVENT
Friday 30th
September 2016
The Discovery Museum
PROGRAMME
9.30 Coffee & registration
10.00 Welcome and Scene Setting
 Lesley Jeavons - Head of Adult Care – Durham County Council
10.20 People’s Stories
 What happens when things go right? Mark Foston and Lesley Anne
Chaytor (ESPA)
 What happens when things go wrong? Kimberly Smith and Carole
Rutherford
 Diagnosis later in life – Stuart Ferrol
10.50 What is Autism – The Professional’s Perspective
 Dr Helen Pearce – Consultant Psychiatrist, TEWV
11.10 Break
11.30 Autism Self-Assessment Framework - Sharing ideas
 Michael Swaffield - National Policy Lead for Autism , Department of Health
11.50 UPDATE FROM DECEMBER 2015 REGIONAL AUTISM EVENT - Feedback and
actions
 Pam Lawrence MBE, Managing Director, Spectrum Enterprises CIC
12.00 A Spectrum of Obstacles - Westminster Commission on Autism - Six
Recommendations to Improve Access to Healthcare
 Carole Rutherford - Director Autism in Mind
12.10 Transforming Care for People with Autism
 Diane Domenico, NHS England
12.40 Lunch
1.15 A Carer’s Story – Presented by Ged Walton
1.45 Groupwork – Where are we now?
2.45 Break
3.00 Groupwork – What do we want to do differently?
3.30 Plenary Feedback – 1 key message from each group
4.00 Close and Next Steps