Video: what good co-production looks like
The full version of this video, made from the recording of the Co-production Advisory Group meeting on 9 May 2023, can be seen in our video gallery.
The lived experience of caring
The West Midlands Carers Conference, organised by the Carers' Network, was held in Birmingham on 16 July. We have published a series of videos from the event on the Carers' Network page including 'I am a Carer', which focuses on the lived experience of caring.
Lived experience and social work practice reviews
Practice reviews are key part of the WM ADASS Peer Challenge process, a key part of the region's improvement programme. The Co-production Advisory Group has been working with the Practice Review team on how best to engage people with lived experience in this process. A video about how members of the Group can get involved in WM-ADASS's peer review programme is available from this link.
Lived experience, co-production and innovation in housing
In September 2022, WM-ADASS ran a conference on social care and housing, in collaboration with the TSA and the Housing LIN.
There was a strong thread about co-production running through the day and some of this was captured in a short video based on interviews with conference participants. The video (and others from the event) can be accessed from the page about housing in the Improvement section of this website.
Co-production expenses and participation fees policy
West Midlands ADASS recognises the importance of working in co-production with people who use services and carers. We have created a document that sets out clear and consistent expenses and participation fee arrangements for people with lived experience who input into our regional improvement programme.
WM-ADASS: the journey towards co-production
The video 'Towards Co-production', presented below (scroll down page), describes our approach and plans for 2022/23, building on our in work with TLAP in 2021-22, and discussed in a series of workshops at the ADASS Spring Seminar.