September 2013 Blog Posts (9)

Here's an unexpectedly delightful combination: the Wales Audit Office, endless austerity, and a co-pro solution (see page 14). Joined up thinking with people and values at the heart of it all. Epic.

Here's a link to the whole report.…

another opportunity to get into the co-pro groove... AitT 6: Co-producing NHS Wales

Tuesday 12 November, venue tbc

We're making the most of Eddie while he's here! He's meeting up with Health Minister Mark Drakeford (our homegrown co-pro champion and exceptionally good egg) and CMO Ruth Hussey (another fan of relationship-centred, asset-based…

AitT 5: Co-producing Resilient Communities: building confidence and capacity

Monday 11 November, Cardiff

Yet another inspirational event with a stellar line-up and what might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from Australian co-pro innovator Eddie…

Commissioning: finding a new way forward

21 October, Llandrindod Wells

With significant financial pressures on local authorities, now is the ideal time to explore innovative approaches to commissioning support and care services. This one-day event from the lovely folk at Cymorth Cymru will explore a variety of good practice…

Hi everyone,

I have just uploaded a new Centre for Welfare Reform to the resources site - here: http://coproductionnetwork.com/page/adult-social-care

I really recommend reading this report if you are interested coproduction and people with intellectual disabilities. It is in parts theoretical and practical, and always interesting.

Thanks

Joe 

We know that where services are coproduced with service users and their carers, the resulting solutions are more appropriate to user’s needs, are sustainable, and achieve better outcomes.

In response to demand we have launched the UK’s first Postgraduate Certificate in Coproducing Health which will start in March 2014. It is a really exciting programme based around people’s real coproduction work.

Participants will bring a coproduction project to the programme…

To: All Co-production Practitioners Network Members

I am forwarding further information in attached letter and invite regarding a FREE event to which if interested in attending, please contact the named contact given who is Arvinder Grewal.  The event is being organized by Shared Services at Health Education England (London) in association with NHS England and also Malcolm Alexander of Health Watch and Public Involvement Association (CALM). Do let me…

Our next meeting of the London Co-production Practitioners' will be held at the City of London Guildhall in Moorgate and will focus on Tools for Co-production in Services. The event will be hosted by Spice, a social enterprise that develops agency timebanking systems for communities and public services 'that engage and empower the many rather than the few'. Spice are interested in how…