Ruth Dineen's Blog – February 2013 Archive (3)

Tuesday: great Spice training event with the very jolly folk of Carmarthenshire Council Housing Services who are aiming to co-produce their perfect community through a time-credit project. Wednesday: invigorating co-pro seminar and discussion with Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil, supported by WCVA who are spreading the co-pro word like…

Monmouth CC have organised a FANTASTIC line-up for our next Network meeting. 21st Feb, 1.30-4.30 at St Mary's Priory Centre, Monk Street, Abergavenny. Diana Reynolds from WG will tell us about co-pro innovations at the heart of government; Simon Burch and Julie Boothroyd will talk about MCC's approach to co-pro social care and Mike Logan will give a presentation on co-operative transition planning with families. Cynnal Cymru will update us on their move to co-produced sustainable development…

Co-production is on a roll in Wales with new events, innovations, projects and people springing up in all directions. We've also got a great opportunity to get co-pro at the heart of our social services through the publication of the draft Social Services & Well-being Wales Bill which is a really positive step towards citizen-empowerment and partnership working.

As part of our campaign we have written an open letter to the First Minister asking that co-production is enshrined at…