How shifting mindsets helps shift power
Nicola Wood (Tameside & Glossop NHS) writes the 5th in our Greater Manchester series of blogs exploring person and community centred heath and social care.
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Kindness at the Heart of Rochdale
Sarah Pearce (Action Together in Rochdale) shares her experiences of innovating the processes of collaboration through compassion and kindness.
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Joining the Dots To Create A Stronger Community
The third blog in our Greater Manchester series looks at Stockport council's efforts to democratise their process of collaboration.
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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.
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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.
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Ten years of Playing Out: a personal reflection by Alice Ferguson
Playing Out are a social enterprise helping children play in outdoor public spaces. Alice Ferguson celebrates 10 years of work and achievements.
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Guest blog – Co-production, our daily bread
In celebration of co-production week, Jane Salazar writes about her experiences and shares practical insights about how to do co-production differently.
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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.
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Guest blog: Measures of wellbeing and impact – who decides?
Researchers Becky Seale and Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin share their perspectives on traditional measurement of community-based approaches to health and wellbeing.
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Guest blog: Health and care needs to become ‘people powered’
The future of health and care lies in collaboration, in new relationships and a broader approach to what supports us to be and remain healthy and well.
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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.
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My Best Mistake, by Kerry Bertram
We want to break the taboo around failure! Read Kerry's reflections on a mistake that led her to learn a new craft - the craft of community.
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