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“ I n April the North West London
Mencap Consortium - in
partnership with National
Mencap - will be launching a
new project led by Ealing Mencap. The
project will be called 'Making The
System Work For Me' and will check
the quality of health and social care
services in six North West London
boroughs.
With the introduction of personal
budgets, the range of services that
individuals can purchase with money
from social services has increased,
however not all of these are inspected.
The Winterborne View scandal
demonstrated that even CQC
registered services can provide a poor
quality service to the people who use
them. In response to these concerns
the government published a document
called 'Caring for our future' which
outlines key principles to ensure
quality; these principles form the basis
of the new quality checking project.
Making The System Work For Me
will employ people who use services to
visit providers (and employers of
Personal Assistants), speak to their
customers and feed their findings back
to the people responsible for running
the service.
They will also communicate
findings to Healthwatch, CQC and local
commissioners and publish
information about their visit on a
website.
Ealing Mencap will get up to
£230,125 in 2013/14 and additional
funding over the following two years to
develop new, innovative approaches to
health and care, actively share
excellent practice and improve
integrated care and efficiency.
Voluntary sector organisations
submitted funding bids to the
Department of Health setting out how
they could help meet the
Department's objectives of better
health and well-being and better care
for all and how their proposal has
potential for national impact.
Providers who have demonstrated
that they provide high quality services
will be awarded a Quality Mark and
this will help to inform customers
when they are choosing which service
to purchase. Providers will also receive
support to identify how they can
improve their services.
It is hoped that Local Authorities
will sign up to the scheme following
the six borough pilot and it will roll out
nationally.
The money comes from the
Department’s Innovation, Excellence
and Strategic Development (IESD)
fund.
The North West London Consortium
is made up of Mencap groups from
Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith
and Fulham and Harrow, as well as
Equal People from Kensington and
Chelsea.
Newsletter Spring 2013
Enterprise Lodge: 020 8566 9575
DAB at Ealing Carers’ Centre: 020 8840 8573
www.ealingmencap.org.uk
by Matthew Coulam
Business Development Manager
New funding paves way for new
Consortium project
Above: inside the newly opened butterfly house.
Butterfly house reopened by
Ealing Mencap and Green & Clean
Ealing Mencap and Green & Clean
have been asked by Brent Lodge
Park Animal Centre to help run a
butterfly house and to open and
manage a new gift shop.
Ealing Mencap RealMe trainees
have been attending art sessions
run by the Brent Lodge Park Art
Collective to design banners and
merchandise which will be sold in
the shop. Trainees will also learn
retail skills including till work,
stock taking, meeting and greeting
visitors and handling money.
The butterfly house and gift
shop will be open to visit from now
until 9th September this year,
between 11am and 4pm. The
animal centre also houses birds,
small mammals and invertebrates.
“
In many ways, the most rewarding
thing about being an MP is getting to
meet the many, many remarkable
people who make our communities tick
through their (often unnoticed) hard
work and dedication. Having the
opportunity to commend them for their
work, and help, if possible, is a real
pleasure.
A few weeks ago, I met one of these
people and he made a real impression
on me.
Berge Kanikanian is a client of Ealing
Mencap and for some time now he has
been campaigning to raise awareness
of hate crime relating to people with
disabilities. He is especially keen to raise
awareness among young people by
visiting schools and local communities.
With Ealing Mencap’s help, this is a
project that is really going places. When
I visited, I was shown a film fronted by
Berge that is the centrepiece of the
campaign. Accompanied by a film
crew, Berge had travelled across Poland
and Germany to research the Aktion T4
programme - the name given after the
Second World War to the Nazis’
euthanasia programme targeted at
those they deemed, wrongly, to be
‘incurably sick’.
In his film, Berge wanted to make
the point that while the Nazi Holocaust
is most commonly associated with the
appalling slaughter of millions of Jews,
it was also about the indiscriminate
murder of men, women and children
with disabilities before, during and even
for a while after the War.
In addition to visiting the death
camps, Berge and his crew went to
meet local residents from the
surrounding areas, some of whom had
been children during the War. He asked
them about how they had felt and
continue to feel about the dreadful
events that had taken place in their
communities. They also met with one
of Mencap’s sister organisations in
Poland and discussed the work they do
to raise awareness of hate crimes
suffered by people with disabilities.
What was especially moving about
seeing the film when I did is that it was
only a matter of days after I had
marked Holocaust Memorial Day, along
with other elected representatives, and
spoken in Parliament in the debate to
commemorate the Day.
To my mind, the Holocaust stands
alone in its sheer horror as a direct
warning of the dangers of intolerance
and prejudice when coupled with
unchecked political power. Numerous
events since have, of course,
demonstrated that there are still
lessons that we can learn today by
reflecting on what took place under the
murderous Nazi regime as part of its
quest to ‘purify the race’.
Berge really made that point in his
film and talked movingly about the
lessons we can still learn when trying to
tackle bullying targeted at people with
disabilities today. It really was an
incredibly touching film and Berge
spoke to the camera with real
poignancy.
I am looking into how we can
promote his film more widely and have
spoken to a number of disability
interest groups in Parliament
already. Hopefully, by getting his film
shown as widely as possible around the
country, we can help Berge in his
campaign to guard against
discrimination – it is really important
work.
In the News: Angie Brey - Inspired by a local disabled campaigner Local MP wants to promote Berge’s film ‘as widely as possible’ after preview screening
taken from the. , 11th March 2013
Above: Berge (centre) with Angie Brey
MP and Conservative Councillor David
Millican at the recent preview screening
“ THE manager of a rock band has been praised
for inspiring people with learning difficulties to
reach for the stars and build their self-esteem.
Nick Radclyffe runs Ealing Mencap’s eight-
piece band, I Love Thunder, which not only
inspires and enthrals musicians aged 16 to 66,
but was one of 47 groups in the country to win a
£5,000 grant from the BBC Performing Arts Fund
last year to help it expand.
Nick, whose son Luke, 16, is the band’s
keyboard player, was nominated by Lesley
Dodd, chief executive of Ealing Mencap.
Lesley said: “Nick took over the band about
18 months ago and it has become more and
more professional, getting more gigs but more
importantly building up the self-esteem of its
players.
“I have watched the members grow as
people and they are absolutely brilliant.
Nick said he was stunned but delighted to be
nominated. He said he got roped into the band
after ‘ferrying Luke backwards and forwards’,
but discovered the benefits went beyond
playing music.
“They all love performing and the more they
do the better they become, but socialisation has
become a very important part of the week,” he
said.
“I Love Thunder provides a really important
focus for its members and has had many
benefits, including developing friendships
beyond the confines of the band.”
The BBC grant will help fund a series of
workshops to boost members’ music skills and
on-stage performance. The musicians also plan
to learn about guitar effects and technique,
song writing, stage craft and presence, vocal
training, and get some experience in a recording
studio.
In the News: Nick Radclyffe nominated for Pride in our People award taken from the. , , 15th February
Above: Nick has rocked his way to a Pride
in Our People awards nomination.
“
Update from the Travel Training Team
Come and join in with some opportunities for fun, learning and making friends at our inclusive monthly
Saturday activity days.
April 27th - we’ll getting active with On Your Bike, trying out a range of two and three-wheeled bikes... And learning how to use the brakes!
May 25th - making music session with Joy of Sound, joining together with a range of musical instruments to make an amazing sound which everyone can be part of.
We are planning other dates for activities and outings… to find out more and book a place for your child, please ring Gabriel (07837 185 907) or Rosina (07970 637 432) and let us know about your child’s needs and preferences.
£3 per session, running between 11am and 4pm Enterprise Lodge, Stockdove Way, Greenford, UB6 8TJ
Above: Megan Howells (right) and Julie Mochan at a recent parents’
information session
Now that the Travel Training team have
settled in over at the Lido Centre, we’ve
been making sure to get the message
out about learning to travel
independently.
Alongside our usual sessions, we’ve
thrown ourselves into leading group
lessons at local schools, dedicating
special information sessions to
explaining the ins-and-outs of Travel
Training to parents, and networking like
mad at January’s ‘What’s Next?’
transition event. Phew! Aren’t we a busy
lot?
Travel Training group lessons are
always a success – Mel and Tony have
been leading some exciting practical
lessons with an older group over at
Belvue School, and Julie and Megan
have loved working with a very
enthusiastic Year Six bunch from
Castlebar School. During lessons
trainees learn lots of new skills,
including traffic awareness and how to
travel on the bus, through discussions,
games, and fun outings.
Our parents’ information sessions
are a great way to introduce parents to
Travel Training and discuss exactly what
is involved. Sessions provide an open
forum for parents to raise any concerns
and ask questions about travelling, as
well as encouraging them to consider
whether Travel Training might be
suitable for their child. Our most recent
session at Castlebar School saw Matt
and Julie answering plenty of questions
and discussing just how useful Travel
Training is!
It’s been a busy time for Travel
Trainers, but we’re having great fun with
all of our trainees and can’t wait to see
lots of new faces over the next few
months. All we need now is the winter
chill to hurry up and disappear so we
can feel our fingers and toes again!
An Invite from Fatima
Hello everyone! I’d like to invite all carers to
attend our coffee mornings on the first
Thursday of the month at the Lotus Centre, 48
Hartington Road, Southall UB2 5AX.
It’s a good chance for anyone to come along
and have a chat about any issues that you
might be facing. Chances are someone here
will have gone through something similar and
can share some advices. If you let me know in
advance we’ll be able to have a good
discussion on the day.
Tea and coffee will be available so please come
along and meet the others. Dates for the rest
of the year are as follows.
April 4th
May 2nd
June 6th
July 4th
August 1st
September 5th
I hope to see you there!
Fatima Akhtar
Advocate for Asian Carers in Southall
07949 506 501 or email [email protected]
October 3rd
November 1st
December 5th
We are currently looking for
a number of apprentices to
join us.
Run in collaboration with
Quest, a private training
company, the apprentice
scheme at Ealing Mencap
will offer an on-the-job
training programme leading
to genuine qualifications
that are both work and
learning based.
If you are aged 16 to 24
and interested in becoming
an apprentice at Ealing
Mencap or simply to find out
more information, please
contact Quest Training
directly using the details on
the right.
Looking for a New Challenge? Opportunity? Try an Apprenticeship!
“Earn while you learn” at Ealing Mencap
What attracted you to the
apprenticeships at Ealing Mencap?
Lauren: I wanted to work with people
who have learning disabilities and work
in the care sector. As an apprentice I’m
able to work and learn at the same
time, which is better for me as I find I’m
always learning whilst I work.
Chloe: I did work experience at Ealing
Mencap and really liked it, so when the
chance came up to become an
apprentice I thought it would be a good
opportunity to do something I enjoyed
and also get an NVQ level two
qualification at the same time. It
suited me better to do this whilst
working rather than in a college which
means you’re sitting in a classroom
most of the time, that’s boring to me.
Here I’ve been learning everything and
doing it straight away.
L: In a college you’d probably get a
certain amount of hours on the course
to put things you learn to use…
C: Or you’d probably only get a short-
term work placement for a couple of
weeks
L: This apprenticeship is better because
you’re constantly in the work, not just
learning about it. And we’ve learned
things that we probably wouldn’t have
at college, and the types of training that
we’ve been on has been specialist and
really useful.
How has the support from
Ealing Mencap been? Has it
been quite close or have you
been left to get on with
things yourself?
C: It depends on the
situation. Sometimes we’re
left to do things that we’ve
been shown before, and
then we get feedback
afterwards. We’re definitely
treated the same as any
member of staff, we do the
same work.
L: And we’re always
encouraged if we have
any opinions or questions,
or anything we feel we
need to say.
C: It feels like our voices get heard,
definitely.
How has being an apprentice helped
you look ahead to the future? Has it
been a good experience so far?
C: It’s been great, and in the future it
means if I still want to do work like this
I’ll have a lot of experience of things
that I’ve done that I can go back to and
build on.
L: I want to go to uni. Since I’ve started
working here I’ve wanted to look further
into certain things like psychology,
mental health, social work. Things that
I hadn’t considered before. When you
work you pick up things quicker and you
think more about it.
In a classroom, you’re just reading from
a book. Sometimes you just can’t see it
until it happens in front of you or you’re
taking part in something.
Would you recommend doing an
apprenticeship at Ealing Mencap to
anyone?
C: Yes, if they’re interested in learning
disabilities then Ealing Mencap is a
great place to learn.
L: Definitely, but you have to be
interested in the work. You have to try
as hard as you can, because people
count on you. It’s important to always
remember that.
Contact
Phone: 020 8911 0760
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.quest4training.co.uk
Now, we think the apprenticeship scheme here is pretty good - but don’t just take our word for it.
Lauren Radford and Chloe Kilty are two of our current apprentices, and amongst the first to take
part in the scheme. Here’s what they have to say about their experiences so far...
Chloe & Lauren
Upcoming meetings for parents & carers in Ealing
Light
refreshments
provided
Thursday 25th April - 10.30am - 12.30pm
Elsa Morris, Carers feedback on Health Services in Ealing. To be held at Ealing Carers Centre, 46 South Ealing Road, London, W5 4QA
Thursday 9th May - 10.30am - 12.30pm
Speaker to be confirmed, to be held at Ealing Carers Centre, 46 South Ealing Road, London, W5 4QA
Tuesday 11th June - 10.30am - 1.30pm
Speakers to be confirmed, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Liz Cantell room, Ealing Town Hall, W5 2BY
For more information please contact:
Alka Tripathi, Ealing Carers Centre, 46 South Ealing Road, Ealing, W5 4QA or call
Mobile: 07775 576 489 - Email: [email protected]
Hello all, just wanted to introduce myself.
I’m Dale, and I’ve just started my post as
Sports Support Worker here at Ealing
Mencap. Having been here for a few weeks
now I've met quite a lot of the staff and
been made really welcome by everyone,
thank you.
I generally work Tuesday to Thursday,
but this will be flexible and may change at
times depending on what activities and
events are going on.
During the RealMe sessions I'll be aiming
to engage with every person that uses our
services and encourage them to set
themselves targets, however small, to
become more active and have a healthier
lifestyle.. this may include trying a new
activity for an extra hour per week, or
reviewing what they eat or drink... Maybe it’ll
be simply walking around and getting
outside more!
I’ve also arranged for us to use the
Perivale Athletics Track where they have
excellent facilities, including an athletics
track, jump pits, gym, changing rooms and
a large open park-space, so we should be
up and running in no time with a whole
range of exciting sports opportunities.
Dale
Introducing: Dale Welch Ealing Mencap’s new Sports Support Worker says hello
Social enterprise Green &
Clean will be working with Ealing
Mencap customers to run a once
a week job club thanks to a Small
Grant by Ealing Council.
The grant will fund a job coach
to support people who are aged
25 and over with learning
disabilities to find voluntary or
paid employment.
The job coach will also meet with
business owners and employers in
Ealing, provide assistance with
interviews and work-based skills
assessments and arrange for
support once someone has found
employment.
For more information please
contact Rebecca Moore on 0208
566 9575.
New Job Coach will help PWLD into work
Green and Clean
Job opportunity in
Hounslow Carers Outreach Worker
(long term conditions)
£21,032 ‐- £24,618 - full time post‐(37.5 hours)
advertised internally and externally
This role will be providing specialist support,
advice and information to carers through a
variety of mediums – for example face to face,
telephone, email and group settings. You will
complete assessments and provide on-going
support to the carers on your caseload. You will
provide advice surgeries at local hospitals, GP
surgeries and community groups.
The successful person will be employed by
Ealing Mencap but will be expected to work
under a single management structure provided
by the lead partner; Integrated Neurological
Services (INS). The nature of this role is to work
on an 'outreach basis' and desk space will be
provided in a number of different places within
Hounlsow
For full details please visit the vacancies page on
our website at www.ealingmencap.org.uk/jobs
Closing date 22nd April 2013. Interviews will be
held the week of 29th April 2013
First RealMe overnight trip of the year a
real laughing matter Great seats for comedy night at Royal Albert Hall
A few lucky RealMe
customers got the chance
to see a host of comedians
at the Teenage Cancer Trust
Comedy night last month.
After checking into their
hotel in Earls Court and a
spot of dinner, the guys hit
the town, stopping off at
the V&A Museum to watch
various celebs walk down
the red carpet entrance for
the David Bowie exhibit
grand opening show.
After that, it was off to
take their exclusive seats at
the Royal Albert Hall to see the
sold-out show from a great
vantage point.
Michelle enjoyed the trip
out, saying “The hotel was
really nice and Kate made me
a lovely cup of tea. It was
massive and we had TVs to
watch.
“The show was really good.
The hall was huge and we saw
Russell Brand. I’ve seen him
on the TV and he’s really
funny.
“It was a nice break and I
had a good time.”
For more information on
future overnight trips, please
give us a call on 020 8566
9575.
Top: Dinner time!
Bottom: (l-r) Kate, Michelle, Andrew, Roger, Haydn and
Crystal take their seats for the show.
Five free workshops for carers who want to build
on their caring skills, meet others, organise better
support and find more time and activities for them-
selves.
Starting 16th April 2013
at
Ealing Carers Centre
46 South Ealing Road
London W5 4QA
- Open to carers in Ealing
- Free light lunch included
- 12 places available, aiming for participants to attend
all workshops
For more information please ring 020 8840 1566 or
email [email protected]
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