Union Chapel: Collective Power Award

Union Chapel share their experiences of their community leaders project which was shortlisted for the Collective Power Award with the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance’s (CHWA) annual awards which focus on collective power (partnership and co-production), practitioner support and climate.
We need to talk about “lived experience”

Lived experience is essential to co-production, but do we treat those who share their stories with us ethically? True co-production needs long-term thinking, proper support and the creation of opportunities for people who have experienced multiple disadvantage, argues co-production advisor Isaac Samuels in this powerful guest blog.
‘Bringing local leaders together to make a difference’: Applications open now for Regional Leadership for Personalised Care Programmes

We’re sharing this call on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement for this fantastic Leadership for Personalised Care programme. It’s an inspiring and engaging development opportunity open to teams and individuals from the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector.
What does the review exposing bullying and harassment at the NCVO say about the charity model and how can we change things?

In this guest blog experienced charity worker Bex Clarkson advocates for radical change and outlines the remedies she sees, from looking at the money, recognising resistance and not just swapping out the CEO.
Leadership for Empowered Communities and Personalised Care: An Opportunity to Participate

Leadership for Empowered Communities & Personalised Care is the perfect opportunity to learn about co-production, systems change, and leadership.
Guest blog – The real reasons we still don’t co-produce

Alex Fox OBE shares an article from his personal blog which exposes some of the barriers to building co-production into the public sector.
Lambeth Portuguese Wellbeing Partnership

South London GP Dr Vikesh Sharma reflects on bringing together local people, community organisations and health care staff to tackle health inequalities.
Interview with Nicholas Okwulu, People Empowering People in South London

We caught up with the founder of People Empowering People, and talked about creativity in the community and his future plans.
People Empowering People

People Empowering People are a creative grassroots organisation giving local residents a variety of opportunities to nurture and showcase their talents