13 February 2020 by Helen Sharp

Building the bridge: creating culture change in public sector services

Nick Dixon explores how person and community centred approaches to health and social care are changing the landscape in Greater Manchester.

Case Study, Collaboration, Community Based, Guest Blog, Health, Social Care

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30 January 2020 by Helen Sharp

Crossing the river: re-thinking power and influence in public sector services

The first instalment of a six-part series of blogs explores how devolution and a new health/ social-care prospectus can reform Manchester's public services.

Community Based, Guest Blog, Health, Social Care, Wellbeing

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8 August 2019 by Helen Sharp

Stay up late: Self-advocacy and Nightlife for People with Learning Disabilities

Stay Up Late are a Brighton based charity that create ways for people with learning disabilities to go out and enjoy nightlife.

Arts, Citizen-led Action, Learning Disabilities, Loneliness, Music

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7 August 2018 by Helen Sharp

Report review: Community in the making

We go back to the Bromley by Bow Centre to learn more about how they made sure local people were at the heart of their evaluation

Arts, Asset Based, Co-design, Community Development, Community Engagement, Report

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24 July 2018 by Helen Sharp

Selective Mutism and the power of peer support

We meet Jane Salazar, a pioneer who overcame the numerous challenges of developing a peer support group for people who could not talk.

Citizen-led Action, Community Engagement, Health, Interview, Peer support, Social Action

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17 July 2018 by Helen Sharp

Change please

Change Please is a social enterprise which is using the nation's love of coffee to reduce the UK's homelessness population.

Asset Based, Case Study, Homelessness, Social Enterprise

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10 July 2018 by Helen Sharp

The Public Living Room

Adur and Worthing Councils create a space to chat and connect with other people at a public living room based in a local beach hut

Asset Based, Case Study, Community Development, Community Engagement, Loneliness

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26 June 2018 by Helen Sharp

For the Love of Dudley

earn about how we focused on 'story-listening' to help Dudley's Health & Wellbeing Board hear from local residents and shape their future commissioning.

Asset Based, Blog, Case Study, Community Engagement, Social Care

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