I Matter in the Kendal Plus Area, UK

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Meet the Kendal Primary Care Network Team

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DR ED CLARKE
GP CLINICAL DIRECTOR 
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GP LEAD KENDAL ICC

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DR CATHY BETOIN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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SOCIAL PRESCRIBER 

We work with the three practices of Captain French Lane, Station House and James Cochrane.
We also work with the practices of Western Dales PCN

I Matter Training for Residents with a Kendal GP

Over the last 6 years work has been progressing in the Kendal area in partnership with the Kendal GP's and local schools.  We are proud to be developing thinking about relationship health practice in the community.  We run the first Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Service in the NHS and we are working with local organisations to progress access to early intervention psychoeducational pathway for parents and we are progressing the first local I Matter Community Wheel programme.    Our aim is to help adults and young people to understand more about how to help themselves and others overcome challenges with a relationship health approach.  We work in partnership with schools and other services 

KPCN-AND WESTERN DALES PRIMARY CARE NETWORK

Dr Cathy Betoin and Jacqui Wilson, work on the Kendal pathway 

Jacqui and Cathy have worked together for over 10 years in child and family services.  We are progressing a Relationship Health development programmme together in the Kendal, South Lakes area employed by the NHS Kendal Primary Care Network and with social prescribing.  So we work actively with GP's and Schools in supporting parents and carers and young people.

Jacqui also works with Cathy on the independent programme and on practitioner training. Over the past years we have worked with hundreds of parents and professionals    Please speak to your GP or school

Requirements for Professionals to join Phase 1 Get Started in Kendal
with a funded/discounted place (BY INVITATION)
  • Professional - Educator based in a Kendal area school
  • Classes on Tuesday pm (via school)  or Wednesday (via GP) 
  • There must be active readiness to learn
  • We are piloting access to supported online with schools
  • Professionals opt in after call with a certified I Matter link and own senior managers
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Requirements to join Phase 2 I Matter Online learning pathway:
with a funded/discounted place (BY INVITATION)
  • Professional - Educator based in a Kendal area school
  • Professional has invite from certified I Matter Link Professional
  • Professionals ready to work collaboratively to progress relationship health practice for child and adult wellbeing
  • Professionals must have support of senior leads in relation to their own role and priorities
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Requirements for Parents to join Phase 1 Getting Started in Kendal 
with a funded place (BY INVITATION)
  • Parents and child must have a Kendal GP
  • Classes on Tuesday pm or Wednesday (via GP) 
  • There must be active readiness to learn
  • We are piloting access to supported online with schools
  • Parents opt in after discussion to establish readiness to learn with a certified I Matter link in GP or school
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Requirements to join Phase 2 I Matter Online learning pathway
with a funded place (BY INVITATION FROM A LINK)
  • Child attends school in Kendal area
  • Parent has invite from certified I Matter Link Professional
  • Parents and school ready to work together to help child and adult progress in understanding and confidence
  • Parents opt in after discussion and have support of Health & Education Link Professionals
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FAQ.

How do I learn more if I am in Kendal?

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1. First ask if you have a work-professional or home-personal-parenting-caring learning interest.

2. Then ask if you are in the Kendal area (with a Kendal GP - if personal interest) and if your school or child's school is participating.   If they are participating speak to the School Link professional.   If they are not participating, share this information with senior leads and encourage a staff member to express an interest

I want to self-fund

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Self-funding is possible for professionals if you have the support of your organisation.   Self-funding is possible for personal-parenting-learning, if you have the support of a Link professional in a participating organisation.   Self funding is not suitable for Band 3 or 4 complexity without locally informed support but is possible for Band 1-2.