Midland Mencap Podcasts are run by people with Learning Disabilities, giving their experiences and support for those who also have similar disabilities or long-term health conditions.
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Every month, we're releasing episodes of Rachel's Story, our audio drama based off of real experiences of people with a learning disability in hospital. For more information about Treat Me Well, please visit mencap.org.uk/treatmewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Teal is short-hand for the future of work. It means bringing your whole self to work, a focus on purpose and self-management. This podcast is a chat, over a cup of tea with the people who are making this change in health, care and the public sector, sharing stories of self-management in action.
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Inside the Children and Young People Service - Citizen Chat Podcast Ep. 11
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In this episode of the Citizen Chat podcast, our hosts Ashleigh and Alex wanted to find out more about what Midland Mencap does for children and young people. They invited some guests to help them understand.Meet Violet, a young person who uses the service, and Sam, Violet's dad. They talked about how the service has helped and impacted them. Also,…
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What is the Learning Disability Community Wellbeing Service? - Citizen Chat Podcast Ep. 10
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In this episode of the Citizen Chat Podcast Ashleigh is joined by Charlotte Gotch, Manager of the Learning Disability Community Wellbeing Service and Pete Watson a Citizen of the Service. Listen to their experience and how it has made an impact in the local Birmingham community for people with a learning disability.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -…
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Breaking Barriers: Volunteering for People with a Learning Disability - Citizen Chat Podcast Ep. 9
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Host Ashleigh and guest Kevin, Midland Mencap's Volunteer Manager, share inspiring stories and practical tips for creating inclusive volunteering opportunities for individuals with a learning disability. By promoting inclusion and challenging stereotypes, volunteering for individuals and people with a learning disability can help create a more incl…
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Understanding Visual Impairment: Insights from Louise and Meena of Thomas Pocklington Trust - Citizen Chat Podcast Ep. 8
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Are you ready for an insightful and engaging episode of the Citizen Chat podcast? Join host Ashleigh as she sits down with Thomas Pocklington Trust’s Senior Engagement Manager Louise and Sight Loss Council volunteer Meena to discuss the vital role of Sight Loss Councils and the everyday experiences of living with a visual impairment. Don’t miss out…
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Making More Holiday Destinations Accessible - Citizen Chat Moments - Episode 1 - Sarah Lilly, Cerebral Palsy Midlands
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Meet Sarah Lilly, from Cerebral Palsy Midlands. On a recent episode of the Citizen Chat podcast, Sarah shared her personal experience of caring for her sister and the citizens she supports at Cerebral Palsy Midlands about the insights on the challenges of planning and enjoying accessible holidays. Don't miss out on her inspiring and informative sto…
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Sarah Lilly from Cerebral Palsy Midlands - Citizen Chat Podcast - Episode 7
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Join us on the Citizen Chat Podcast as Ashleigh sits down with Sarah Lilly from Cerebral Palsy Midlands to discuss the unique and inspiring journey of growing up as a young carer for her sister. From the daily challenges her family faced to the impact it has had on her professional career, Sarah shares valuable insights and experiences that will le…
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International Day of People with Disabilities - Citizen Chat Episode 6
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This International Day of People with Disabilities Ashleigh caught up with Mark Fosbrook and Alex Giles from Activity Alliance and spoke about their lived experience of having a disability. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ Twitter: @MidlandMencapUK Instagram: …
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Why are you proud of your disability or long term health condition? - Citizen Chat #EP5
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This month on the citizen chat podcast looks back at the conversation Ashley had with Dan, Viren, and Perm in #disabilitypridemonth where they openly discussed what made them proud of their disability or long term health condition. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org…
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The Importance of Disability Employment - Citizen Chat #EP4
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This Month on the Midland Mencap Citizen Chat Podcast Ashleigh and Curtis are joined by Raj and Jadene from the PURE service which works with people with learning disability pathways to employment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmencap.org.uk/Twitter: @MidlandMencapUK Inst…
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Making a difference through sport with Mark Fosbrook - The Midland Mencap Citizen Chat - Episode 3
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In this month’s Citizen Chat Ashleigh is joined by Mark Fosbrook from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Manager of the Include Me Project. He talks to us about the challenges of growing up with his disability, his journey, and achievements in sport and the work he has done with the combined authority in making the West Midlands an accessible…
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The Midland Mencap Citizen Chat - Episode 2
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Join Ashleigh and Curtis for the first Midland Mencap’s Citizen Chat podcast. It is run by people with Learning Disabilities, giving their experiences and support for those who also have similar disabilities or long-term health conditions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get involved in more Midland Mencap activities: Website: https://midlandmenc…
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The Midland Mencap Citizen Chat - Episode 1
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Join Ashleigh and Curtis for the first Midland Mencap’s Citizen Chat podcast. It is run by people with Learning Disabilities, giving their experiences and support for those who also have similar disabilities or long-term health conditions. Ashleigh and Curtis talk about entertainment, the Netflix show ‘A Typical’ and what listeners should expect fo…
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25. Andy Brogan on the why, what and how of Confirmation Practices
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Confirmation Practices have made a significant difference to how I work, and replaced supervision in Wellbeing Teams. In this podcast, Andy Brogan explains the problem that Confirmation Practices are designed to solve, what they are, and how to use them. This podcast was recorded in 2020 and reflects our early learning within Wellbeing Teams.…
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24. Sarah McGuire: Can an organisation become kinder?
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Sarah McGuire is the CEO of Choice Support. In this podcast we talk about why they are not using the term 'self-management' and their focus on purpose. Sarah talks about how they have been using sprints to make change, and their move towards more courageous leadership.
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23. Edel Harris - Chief Executive of Mencap
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This is my third podcast with Edel, this time in her role of Chief Executive of Mencap. Edel introduces The Big Plan, talks about self-empowered teams and how these fit within the broad strategy. She references the 'Three F's" and what these mean in Mencap. It is exciting to hear how she has taken learning from her experience at Cornerstone in Scot…
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22. Rosie Lawn: The difference self-management makes to Executives at Avivo
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In my second podcast with Rosie Lawn we talk about the difference self-management makes to the role of the CEO and Executives. She explains how this has led to a change in thinking, and the impact this has had on their approach to risk.
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21. Avril Delaney: self-management and nursing
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Sir John Timpson is not a name often associated with self-management. He was mentor to Avril Delaney who worked as Director of Nursing at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust for over 17 years. She wanted to explore self-management (or self-driving as she calls it) as a way to improve outcomes for people, reducing red tape and encourage innovation…
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Lockdown Chat with Tom #6 - Adam Bone (Access Sport) and Tom Pedersen-Smith
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Join Tom as he talks all thing hockey with Adam Bone from Access Sport and Tom Pedersen-Smith!
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Lockdown Chat with Tom Kirby #5 - Francis, Flyers Coach at Tunbridge Well Hockey Club
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A day due to a few technical issues but Tom it back for another “Lockdown Chat with Tom” this week his guest is Francis, Flyers Coach from Tunbridge Well Hockey Club.
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20. Mairi Martin - influencing cultural change at Cornerstone and Mencap
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Mairi played an important role in the changes made at Cornerstone in Scotland. She describes the three main ways she supported cultural change. She has a new role, in Mencap, and talks about the early changes there.
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19. Supported Living and COVID 19 - how are self-managing teams in the UK and New Zealand responding?
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This is my second podcast looking at how self-managed teams responding to the COVID pandemic, this time in Supported Living. I talk to Mandy, a new coach supporting the first self-directed teams in Choice Support. Mandy talks about the response at the local team level. Then Jan Perkins from Tautoko Options in New Zealand, talks about how the leader…
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Lockdown Chat with Tom Kirby #4 - Adam Bone, Project Manager for Flyerz Hockey
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Join Tom for his next episode of “Lockdown Chats with Tom” this week his guest is Adam Bone, Project Manager for Flyerz Hockey for Access Sport!
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18. Angela Clarke: Black Lives Matter and Wellbeing Teams
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Angela Clarke is our National Advisor for Diversity. In our first podcast together Angela helps me think about, and challenges me, around ways that Wellbeing Teams can respond to Black Lives Matter, embrace diversity and challenge racism.
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Join Tom as he for his second episode of of “Lockdown Chats with Tom” this week his guest is fellow Midland Mencap internet superstar and ambassador Sam.
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17. Phil Orton: HR Director with Making Space on sprints and surprises
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What gets in the way of you doing your best work? This is the question we used with Making Space, as they move towards greater autonomy in their HQ and operational teams. We used the cards from The Ready, and started a series of 3 sprints. Phil talks about the process, the outcomes and the surprises as we start the second sprint.…
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16. Dan from Chorus, Australia on the CEO's role and self-management
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Chorus is based in Perth, Australia, and has formed from merging three organisations. Dan, the CEO explains how they are exploring better ways of working that express their values and philosophy, starting with what inspires them. Dan talks frankly about the difference this is making to his role, and to him personally. He has some valuable reflectio…
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Join Tom as he for his second episode of of “Lockdown Chats with Tom” this week his guest is his friend and Flyerz hockey teammate, Kath.
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Here it is!! The first Episode of “Lockdown Chats with Tom” this week his guest was our very own CEO Dave Rogers.
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15. Wellbeing Teams and the impact of COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the strengths and spirit of those who work in health and care, and brought into sharp focus the life-threatening cracks in the system. Three years ago, I set up Wellbeing Teams, the first self-managing teams in homecare in the UK. I wanted to create a provider organisation that brought together compassionate care …
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14. Emily McArdle: Non-Violent Communication in Wellbeing Teams
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Jackal or giraffe? Emily, from Wellbeing Teams, explains how we are using NVC (or Compassionate Communication) to help us live our values of Compassion, Responsibility and Curiosity. Compassionate Communication is key to self-management in Wellbeing Teams, and Emily explains how we learn and practice together.…
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Mary participated in our 'Self-Management in Action' programmes and from this we recruited her to be a Wellbeing Leader with Wellbeing Teams in 2018. She supports our teams in Oxfordshire, and was part of the CQC inspection in 2019 when we received our Outstanding rating. In this podcast she talks about what it is like to be a Registered Manager su…
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Mary Beth is one of international leaders of HSA, delivering consultancy and training in the US. My journey to self-management started when I was leading HSA in the UK, and in this podcast Mary Beth explains the path she is taking supporting her team to move towards greater autonomy and self-management. We talk about the power of values, decision-m…
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11. Peter Brook: Coaching a self-managed team
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What is it like to be a coach in a self-managed team? Peter is the coach and programme lead for a two-team pilot working directly with Buurtzorg in a European-funded project. This is taking place in the NHS Community Trust in Kent, with the purpose of redesigning community care. They want to build a community that supports itself and promotes good …
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10. Edel Harris: Reflections on the end of year 2 in the transformation of Cornerstone
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As you will know by now, Edel is now the CEO of Mencap. This is my third and final podcast with Edel talking about Cornerstone at the end of the second year, with the publication of the 2nd year University evaluation. One of the highlights of the evaluation is that every team member interviewed categorically said they would never go back to the old…
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When I spoke to Sophie I thought I was hearing the future of social work. Sophie is a social worker who was part of Neighbourhood Cares St Ives, a social care pilot developed by Cambridgeshire County Council. The pilot finishes in 2019. Inspired by Buurtzorg, she explains the differences in working within a different context, within social care leg…
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Avivo is the leading organisation in Australia moving towards self-management. Avivo has 1100 team members working in Western Australia, supporting people to live at home, with a turnover of around 65 million dollars. Self-management may be seen by some as the latest thing in health and care, but CEO Rosie Lawn explains how they started with the qu…
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Neighbourhood Midwives was the first health care start-up to embrace self-management. Annie describes why and how Neighbourhood Midwives started and how they worked to create a culture of psychological safety. She describes the challenges of new ways of working within the NHS and how the midwives agreed their own rotas and self-managed. Although Ne…
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At the end of their first phase, two years after they started, Michelle talks about what she is proud of and what we need to develop. She introduces the specific practices used in Wellbeing Teams, for example, the tactical meeting process. Michelle was the first Team Coach in Wellbeing Teams and later became the Wellbeing Leader, taking the teams t…
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Edel talks frankly about the highs and lows at the end of the first year of their move to self-management. She describes what they learned from the first three teams and how the number of teams has grown. Hear Edel talk about challenges around communication, the role of managers, technology and productivity.…
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How did self-management get started in health and care in Australia? Yumi, from Purpose at Work, has the inside story. She shares her 3 reason why this is happening and her reflections on the role of the CEO. A must listen to for any CEO's thinking about self-management in their organisation.
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A radical new approach to care, Equal Care Co-op are developing a platform-based moel, rooted in co-production and organised through sociocracy (an approach to self-management). Emma Back, one of the founders, explains their vision, what has happened so far and introduces 'care coins'. Equal Care Co-op could be a major disrupter in health and care.…
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Choice Support is the first large social care organisation in England to commit to moving towards self-management. The Director of Operations, Dave Jackson explains how they are getting started with two teams, their vision and early challenges. Hear his radical view of the future of HR, IT and Finance in a self-managed structure.…
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Cornerstone in Scotland is the pioneering large social care charity to move towards self-management. This is my first of three conversations with the then CEO Edel Harris, right at the start of their journey. She explains why they wanted to do this, where their ideas came from, their early successes and challenges.…
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It was two books and an online programme, the AltMBA, that led Wellbeing Teams. Wellbeing Teams are small, self-mananaged teams, inspired by Buurtzorg and operating in two areas of England. This first podcast explains why I started Wellbeing Teams, why the podcast is called 'a cup of teal' and how I want to learn with and from other pioneers of sel…
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The Midland Mencap Podcast - Jane Hatton CEO of Evenbreak
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Tom Kirby is joined by Jane Hatton CEO of Evenbreak and discuss the challenges faced by people with disability in getting into work.
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Midland Mencap Podcast - Councillor John Cotton
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On this month's Podcast Tom Kirby Interviews Councillor John Cotton Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities at Birmingham City Council. They talk through topics such as social inclusion, transport, disability hate crime, Brexit and much more! Tom Kirby https://twitter.com/Kirby22Tom John Cotton https://twitter.com/CllrJ…
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Midland Mencap Podcast - Our 70th Year, Learning Disability and Mental Health
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Midland Mencap Podcast! Episode 1! We're excited to share our first ever podcast. Listen to Dave Rogers and Tom Kirby talk about our 70th year as a charity, learning disability, mental health, blogging and of course Brexit... Tom Kirby https://twitter.com/Kirby22Tom Dave Rogers https://twitter.com/DaveRogersMMCEO Fundraise for Midland Mencap https:…
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This is the full version of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign which aims to transform the way the NHS treats patients with a learning disability when in hospital. Rachel’s story is a combination of experiences that real people with a learning disability have had in hospital. Rachel’s experiences in this episode are based on Ro…
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This is the last episode of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign. Transcript: Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 6 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listene…
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This is Episode 5 of Rachel's Story, part of Mencap's Treat me well campaign. Transcript: Announcer: You are now listening to Episode 5 of Rachel’s story, part of Mencap’s Treat me well campaign. Every episode of Rachel’s story is based on real experiences of people with a learning disability who have been to hospital. If you haven’t listened to pr…
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