Full parliament meeting 10/10/15
Chair James Peck
Vice Chair Luke Morgan
Introductions and apologies:
Members were asked to give their name, school and year and whether they watched the
Great British bake off and who they wanted to win.
Ice breaker:
To get the meeting started we had an icebreaker; Everyone pulled an animal name out of
the hat. There is a mother, father and baby animal. Each member had to make the noise of
the animal that was on their paper to another person. The other person had to guess what
animal the other was making.
Guest speaker – Healthwatch Medway
For this meeting we had a guest speaker from Healthwatch Medway. Health and social care
watch was opened in 2012, today there are 140 across the country.The idea is to give
people a voice about service. Healthwatch are members of the overview and scrutiny board
(alongside Medway Youth Parliament) as well as on health boards.
Healthwatch Medway asked spoke to us a bit about their service telling us that the average
age range of people coming to see them is mostly forty five up, their feedback is taken to
commitees this means that health care is often tailored to people of this category, and
unfortunately not young people, because it is not often that young people come to see
them, so they would like us to give some help promoting them. Health watch Medway help
change GPs and their Key goal is to be our first port of call for any health issues. They have
been around for 3 years so have developed experience. They are completely independent
and anonymous, who give advice. They take volunteers who they train vigorously then they
take them for example into care homes to asses the quality of care provided. Ideally Health
watch Medway would like to have a database where it is possible for people to compare
health services.
A few of our members had questions.
“Do you give an health care or is it just advice?” Health watch Medway give advice, they had
an incident once when someone saw that they were health watch and started to ask
questions about their health. Health watch Medway give advice not professional health
care.
“Have you ever thought about having representatives in school” to which they responded
that they would really appreciate it, Youth health champions (who did a course during the
holidays) would be a great use. Health watch Medway are trying to reach out to as many
young people as possible, because although it is very important that GPs and health services
are tailored to older people it is also just as important that health services are suitable to
children and teenagers too.
“How can young people contact you” Health watch Medway said they would leave their
details with James (Chair) if we wish to know more. Furthermore they have a website;
http://www.healthwatchmedway.co.uk/ . You can also get into contact via twitter or
message privately.
Campaign Group update – James
During the summer review it was decided upon that members have to sign up to a campaign
group. The chairs from each campaign group quickly explained their campaigns and plans
for the year.
Health and Wellbeing – mostly focusing on the annual conference. Which is on Mental
health throughout the year they shall be working on lots of projects.
Young people’s futures – had out first meeting on Thursday and have an upcoming meeting
with the assistant director for primary schools. They would also like to work on a booklet
for post 16 students. As well as a campaign for better political education in school and
working on Medway hospitals as Medway Hospital has been put in special measures and is
at risk of closing out. Also on Thursday Jonathan rang all the schools in the area asking about
school councils and if they have one, it is very important that students have a say in schools.
Make you mark
First and for most we ensured that all members had voted. The total number of votes that
we have collected so far is 4810 which is more than last year. The motion that was most
popular in Medway was on transportations so MYP will be putting forward to UKYP is
Transport Make public transport cheaper, better and accessible for all.
On Saturday 11th there is a UKYP convention, we have a place left for the convention, any
members interested should see Luke (Vice Chair & UKYP) in the break.
Annual conference
Annual conference is an annual event which has been happening for the pat 16 years, this
year it is on Mental health wellbeing, there will be three workshops plus the mi-pod. Every
school in Medway is invited to come along and bring students. Members of MYP run the
entire event.
The Annual Conference is on the 10th November if you would like to attend, there are letters
to take into schools for asking permission for the day off. If you would like to come you need
to sign up to a workshop during the break, we also need people for the registration desk.
The workshops this year are Community Wellbeing, stress management and Busting the
myth of mental health and stigma.
Annual conference – mini meetings
Members broke up into three groups to work on the workshops for annual conference.
Stress Management/Five ways to well being – Harjot
This group ran through how the workshop will run. The next meeting for this workshop is on
the 19th October starting at 5:15 till 6:30. It is going to be an activity based meeting .
Myth busting/Experience
The plan for this workshop was run through, they shall be showing videos and the meeting
will be heavily discussion based. The next meeting is next Wednesday 14 from 4:30 – 6pm.
Community Wellbeing – Luke
The next Community Wellbeing meeting is Wednesday 21st October at 4:45 in the MYP
office. In the meeting ideas for a new campaign, on conversion therapy, (trying to convert
someone who is not hetro-sexual to hetro-sexual) this campaign idea will be fully discussed
at Cabinet in two weeks time.
Break
New members to see Temisan or Elliot
During the break we took a full parliament picture for the new MYP leaflet
MCSB Young Persons Group - Medway Safe guarding children board.
On Tuesday Luke and Elliot met with Ofsted to help out with Ofsted inspection. Luke and
Elliot are also working on a campaign for unhealthy relationships, the twitter is
#lovemeornot. This campaign is not pat of MYP it is an outside board with Luke Elliot, Emily
and Rachel for more information please see one of them.
Christmas Meal – Rachel
As you all know Christmas is fast approaching and every year MYP has a Christmas meal; last
year MYP went to the Honourable Pilot. Rachel has put forward going to the Honourable
Pilot again or going to Spoons for the Christmas meal.
Price for spoons is £7.99 for lunch time and £14.99 for dinner.
The honourable is £9.99 for two course and £12.99 for three courses.
Overall we have decided that MYP shall go to spoons.
The date for the Christmas meal shall be arranged before the next full parliament meeting,
if people could email in their date suggestions via the MYP members face book page, this
would be greatly appreciated.
Debate: Should organ donations be opt out only?
For - Luke, Against - Sophie
The overall outcome of the meeting was that the organ donation should be an opt out basis
only.
If any MYP member would like to sign up to be an organ donator, there is a free online form
you can fill out, or call the NHS Donor line on 0300 123 23 23 lines are open 24/7 or you can
text save to 62323
Any other business
On a final not we would just like to add that one of our former chair's Alex Hyne has become
the UKs youngest magistrate - congratulations Alex!
Minutes By Sophie Hill