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No. 250840.
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MacIntyre 2013.
Latest News
MacIntyre response to Panorama
Date: Wed Jun 2013We have witnessed yet again this week another distressing Panorama expose on dreadful care practice. Along with the scandals of Winterbourne View and Mid Staffordshire Hospital, it is a timely reminder for us all to not become complacent in our duty of care to the people we support and their...
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The latest edition of The Ring now online!
Date: Tue Jun 2013The lastest edition of MacIntyre's quarterly newsletter, The Ring, is now available to view and download online by clicking HERE.
If you would like to receive The Ring by post then please email us at fund@macintyrecharity.org or call 01908 230100 to speak to a member of...
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Supporting staff working with people who challenge services
Date: Wed Jun 2013"Ensuring that our workforce has the right skills, knowledge and experience to work alongside people who may challenge is an important part of any model of care and support."
The guidance document 'Supporting staff working with people who challenge services', produced by the NDTI (National Development Team...
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April's MacIntyre Lottery Draw Results
Date: Thu May 2013Numbers at the ready!
April's MacIntyre Lottery draw results are as follows:
1st Prize: 347
2nd Prizes: 137, 335
3rd Prizes: 482, 263, 475, 323
Winners will be contacted shortly!
For more information about the MacIntyre Lottery click HERE!
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Nominate MacIntyre!
Date: Fri May 2013Sainsbury's Milton Keynes are looking for their Charity of the Year and we need your vote!
The winning charity will receive a year's worth of volunteering and fundraising support from Sainsbury's staff - a fantastic opportunity!
You can get involved by sending a quick email to
Congratulations to our MacIntyre Lottery prize draw winner
Date: Thu Apr 2013Congratulations to Miss B of the Wirral who was the winner of the Kindle Fire following our recent prize draw.
Miss B has been a supporter of MacIntyre through the MacIntyre Lottery (previously known as the 500 Club) since it started. If you haven't joined our Lottery yet find out...
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Wow Warrington!
Date: Thu Mar 2013
Thank you to over 350 people who braved the cold and came to our Fun Day on Sunday 24th March.
We had loads going on with people mixing up a smoothie on the smoothie bike, planting a seed, sending a postcard to someone they love, having a photo with their family...
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Come and join us for our Youth Club Open Day
Date: Mon Mar 2013MacIntyre Wingrave School are pleased to announce they will be holding an open day to celebrate the launch of their new Youth Club.
The Youth Club is for young people who have severe learning difficulties and behaviour that challenges, with their families.
The open day is a chance for parents, families and...
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Join in the fun this Sunday in Warrington
Date: Mon Mar 2013MacIntyre are pleased to invite anyone in the Warrington area to our Celebration and Family Fun Day on Sunday 24 March.
The event is being held at the Orford Jubilee Leisure Centre in Warrington and runs from 11am to 3pm.
We will have live music performances, massgaes, smoothie making, fairground rides and...
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Danger Ranger Day for Reps on Board
Date: Wed Feb 2013An event aimed at helping young people with disabilities deal with emergencies will be held at Chesterfield FC’s Proact Stadium next month.
‘Danger Ranger Day’ has been organised by MacIntyre's Reps On Board project in Derbyshire.
Rachel Walker, from Reps on Board, said: “Young people with disabilities from across...
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Making the Best of a Bad Job
Date: Mon Feb 2013MacIntyre MD Bill Mumford is to appear tonight on BBC Radio 4's show 'Analysis'.
'Making the Best of a Bad Job' tonight considers whether the declining status of basic jobs can be halted and even reversed.
"Successive governments have prioritised widening access to...
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Raising our profile: psychometric testing and social care
Date: Fri Feb 2013"Can you spot a good support worker or nurse as soon as they walk through the door? The evidence of Winterbourne View and the recently published Francis report demonstrates, beyond any doubt, that clearly we can’t.
There is a well-established link between personality and people’s behaviour, between character traits...
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Five go wild on Kilimanjaro
Date: Tue Jan 2013As you may be aware, MacIntyre has organised a trip to Mount Kilimanjaro for February. Amongst those taking part will be five intrepid members of MacIntyre staff:
- Catherine Warren and Sadie Scott who work in Milton Keynes
- Nicola Cavanagh and Claire Dunn who work...
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Charity Valentines Pamper Event
Date: Mon Jan 2013Kelly Palmer and her team King's Therapy are organising two Valentine's Pamper Events at MacIntyre@The Point, Central Milton Keynes on Saturday 2nd February 10am-2pm & Monday 11th February 4-8pm to raise money for the new hydro pool at Great Holm, Milton Keynes.
Please come along and pass this on to your...
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Making sense of growing older with a learning disability
Date: Fri Jan 2013MacIntyre are pleased to announce we will be facilitating a workshop at the forthcoming BILD conference "The way life's meant to be - making sense of growing older with a learning disability", to be held in Birmingham on Friday 8 February.
The conference aims to promote a better understanding of the...
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Person Centred Organisations - Keeping it Simple
Date: Wed Dec 2012Hear how MacIntyre are unlocking the natural talents and abilities of people with learning disabilities and their supporters to boost confidence, build self esteem and embed a culture of individual to organisational change.
Watch the video by clicking HERE
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Winterborne View - The Final Report
Date: Wed Dec 2012The government has published its final report into the events at Winterbourne View Hospital and has set out a programme of action to transform services so that vulnerable people no longer live inappropriately in hospitals and are cared for in line with best practice. This programme is backed...
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Our latest MacIntyre Lottery winner
Date: Thu Dec 2012This month's MacIntyre Lottery first prize winner - Christopher Latham (above, second from right).
Chris joined MacIntyre's Lottery after visiting MacIntyre's project at Great Holm in Milton Keynes and just thought MacIntyre was a great cause.
His winning cheque is presented by MacIntyre Fundraiser Sue Ball (far left) and the team working...
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MacIntyre celebrates £8,100 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Date: Tue Dec 2012
We are pleased to announce that MacIntyre is one of the first groups in the UK to receive a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) All Our Stories grant, it was announced today. This exciting project, MacIntyre Memories in Milton Keynes and led by MacIntyre, has been...
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MacIntyre achieve Investors in People Gold Status
Date: Fri Nov 2012MacIntyre is delighted to announce that we have achieved Investor in People Gold Status.
In addition we have also been asked to be an Investors in People Champion.
MacIntyre Workforce Director, Christoper Duff, commented:
"We remain totally committed to improving our workforce practice and...
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Latest Fundraising News
Date: Tue Nov 2012500 Club Winning Numbers
MacIntyre 500 Club winning numbers for September: first prize of £500 - 176; four prizes of £50 - 116, 076, 412, 455. The 500 Club is MacIntyre's lottery: have you joined yet? Contact us to find out more: fund@macintyrecharity.org
MacIntyre MD BIll Mumford responds to Panorama follow up on Winterbourne View
Date: Tue Oct 2012"The Panorama follow up to Winterbourne View, broadcast last night, reminded us of the shocking culture of abuse at Bristol’s Castlebeck private assessment and treatment unit for people with learning disabilities.
Just last week six out of 11 Winterbourne care workers were jailed after admitting a total of 38...
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Panorama's Winterbourne View follow-up shows not much has changed
Date: Tue Oct 2012With grave concerns still remaining over the care of some of the most vulnerable people in society, isn't it time for Nice to step in?
Read MacIntyre MD Bill Mumford's blog post for The Guardian by clicking HERE
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MacIntyre My Way - the results are in!
Date: Mon Oct 2012MacIntyre My Way is a personalised outcome based approach to transition that sees the young person/adult not as a passive recipient of services, but someone with the assets, skills and resources to lead a successful life. My Way actively encourages participation and coproduction with families, local community integration and...
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Get involved, get an adrenaline rush and Abseil for MacIntyre!
Date: Tue Oct 2012Descend a 165ft building and raise £100 for MacIntyre.
The event will be held in London on Saturday 27 October.
For more information please go to www.gnabseils.co.uk/macintyre or email fund@macintyrecharity.org
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Beyond Competence- Good People Skills
Date: Wed Sep 2012"Sadly we have to admit that sometimes experiences of people and patients in social care and health are not as good as we should wish and in rare situations result in some quite disgraceful failings which we all want to prevent.
This short paper sets out my personal...
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Implementing 'Delivering Dignity'
Date: Fri Sep 2012In June this year, the Commission on improving dignity in care produced its final report, making recommendations to improve dignity in care for older people in hospitals and care homes.
Following on from the report, there is a free all-day ‘action planning’ event to discuss how social care providers...
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MacIntyre Cafe making a strong Point
Date: Fri Sep 2012MacIntyre's popular café is to move into one of Milton Keynes’ iconic buildings while its own premises undergo major redevelopment.
MacIntyre’s Coffee Shop, which has been operating at Great Holm for over 20 years, has found a temporary home in The Point and will be open on Monday 1...
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Holly's epic feat for Womaston
Date: Fri Sep 2012Holly Mumford, a teacher from MacIntyre's Womaston School, recently took part in the Ring O’ Fire, a 131 mile ultra-marathon circumnavigating the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales.
You can read the entertaining blog of her experiences here: http://bit.ly/Hollys-Blog
Money raised will be used to buy IT...
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Great Holm Learning Centre gets the Go Ahead!
Date: Thu Aug 2012Milton Keynes Council have given MacIntyre approval to refurbish and extend the flagship Learning Centre at Great Holm, Milton Keynes.
The iconic Learning Centre building will now benefit from significant investment to bring the facilities up to a 21st century standard – including adding a hydropool, sensory studio, extended coffee shop...
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Come take a run for MacIntyre
Date: Tue Aug 2012What are you doing on Sunday 2 September?
Why not join TEAM MACINTYRE and take part in a 5k (3 mile) walk or run in Milton Keynes?
To find out more contact Sue Ball, email sue.ball@macintyrecharity.org or phone 01908 357012
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MacIntyre Shortlisted for 2012 Charity Times Awards
Date: Wed Aug 2012MacIntyre Experience Tree, a project that offers life enhancing opportunities for disabled people has been shortlisted for the 2012 Corporate Community Local Involvement Charity Times Award. The purpose of the project is to build sustainable links with business, organisations and community groups and to develop opportunities through these...
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Provider Quality Profiles
Date: Mon Aug 2012The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) have recently published a new white paper - Provider Quality Profiles Caring for our future: reforming care and support
The provider quality profile is an online space where people can see and easily compare a range of information from different sources about the...
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Download the MacIntyre Schools Prospectus
Date: Tue Jul 2012At MacIntyre, we offer flexible and bespoke education services for children and young people who have learning difficulties, autism and other complex needs.
Working closely with parents and our local authority partners, we aim to deliver excellent outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
You can now download our...
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High Hopes for MK Planning Permission
Date: Fri Jul 2012Milton Keynes Councillors are expected to approve MacIntyre’s application for the re-development of the Great Holm Lifelong Learning Centre at the end of August.
The proposed development includes plans to increase the amount of useable space at the site, as well as add exciting new facilities such as a...
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Give as you shop!
Date: Tue Jul 2012Do you use iTunes, buy a lottery ticket, shop for food, buy clothes, go on holiday?
Did you know you can do all these things online using "Easyfundraising" – and raise money for MacIntyre at the same time?
It costs you nothing extra. Just...
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MacIntyre Expedition – be part of it!
Date: Wed Jul 2012MacIntyre is planning an expedition to Mt Kilimanjaro, from 16 to 26 February 2013.
We want the trip to be as affordable as possible; and suggest two main ways to pay:
- Self-Funded: £2,574 + £82 optional insurance per person. We are suggesting minimum sponsorship of £250 per person which will be allocated to...
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MacIntyre triumphs at the Charity Awards
Date: Mon Jun 2012Milton Keynes - An innovative project that provides education and support for young people with learning disabilities and autism has been presented with a prestigious national award.
MacIntyre No Limits beat off stiff competition to triumph in the Disability category for the 2012 Charity Awards, which celebrate excellence...
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MacIntyre MD blogs for The Guardian
Date: Fri Jun 2012MacIntyre MD Bill Mumford features today as the guest blogger on the Guardian's Social Care Network blog. Explaining how he balances his role and what he thinks is important when leading a staff team, Bill reflects on the challenges within the changing face of social care.
"I spend a...
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MacIntyre Making It Real!
Date: Thu May 2012We are pleased to announce the publication of our Making It Real Action Plan on the Think Local, Act Personal website.
Making It Real marks our progress towards Personalisation and Community-Based Support by publicly declaring our commitment to improving the way the people who use a MacIntyre...
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A fond farewell for Cathy
Date: Tue May 2012Cathy Morgan, a Support Worker for MacIntyre, has finally decided to retire- at the age of 81.
Having joined MacIntyre well past her normal retirement age, following 12 years of dedicated service Cathy has decided to finally call it a day.
Much loved by the people in the...
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What makes residential care good?
Date: Fri May 2012Highly respected social care blogger Ermintrude2 has this morning posted a blog, 'What makes social care good?', following a Twitter exchange with MacIntyre MD Bill Mumford.
The blog asks how a social worker determines the quality of a residential service, and takes into account the factors of; culture, feedback,...
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MacIntyre at the Great British Care Show
Date: Tue May 2012The Great British Care Show is heading to Brighton Racecourse on Wednesday 30 May, and MacIntyre will be in attendance.
The Great British Care Shows are a series of regional care shows with a difference, where delegates will be exposed to an innovative and ...
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Could you join the MacIntyre Expedition?
Date: Mon May 2012We are planning a trip to climb Mt Kilimanjaro from 16 to 26 February 2013.
The sponsorship raised from this challenge will be used to set up a fund specifically to enable people with disabilities to undertake their own personal challenges and adventures; this might be a walk or assisted...
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MacIntyre invests in Milton Keynes
Date: Mon May 2012In May MacIntyre submitted an application for planning permission for the redevelopment of our flagship site at Haddon, Great Holm in Milton Keynes.
MacIntyre has been operating at Great Holm for nearly 25 years and is investing substantially in the project, which is vital to...
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An olympic achievement for Haddon Street
Date: Fri May 2012MacIntyre's Milton Keynes moviemakers Haddon Street have returned from a prestigious film festival which took place at the National Film and Television School at Beaconsfield, proud that their amateur production was shortlisted from 120 others.
Although the top prize eluded them, the talented team were presented with a certificate...
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MacIntyre launch innovative forensic service at BILD conference
Date: Thu May 2012MacIntyre’s new innovative forensic service for adults with a learning disability or autism who have or are at risk of offending was launched at May’s BILD Conference in Cardiff.
Speakers from MacIntyre’s services in Bury, and their local partners, told the story of Afzal to illustrate the success...
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Support MacIntyre at your local Sainsburys
Date: Wed May 2012Sainsbury's is inviting customers and colleagues to nominate their favourite local charity at their local store. The selected charities will receive a year's worth of fundraising and awareness raising support from that store.
Can you help by nominating MacIntyre?
What to do:
Nominations are open until 23 May 2012. A...
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MK Spring Fair a huge success
Date: Tue May 2012The weather was fine last Saturday making the MacIntyre Spring Fair at Great Holm in Milton Keynes a huge success.
With the support of several hundred visitors and a rain-free day, the charity raised nearly £650 for their project to redevelop the Milton Keynes site.
A vintage craft...
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MacIntyre No Limits shortlisted for 2012 Charity Awards
Date: Thu May 2012An innovative MacIntyre project that provides education and support for young people with learning disabilites and autism is in the running for a prestigious national award.
MacIntyre No Limits has beaten off stiff competition to make the shortlist for the 2012 Charity Awards, which celebrate excellence across...
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