Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This paper summarises discussions amongst members of the Heads of Involvement Group about the similarities and differences between involvement and insight. It aims to help members to be clear about how the work of an involvement team (or individual) is distinct from the work of an insight team.
SCIE Barriers to co-production webinar
Resource was added by: Natalie Swiderska
Earlier this year SCIE ran a webinar about breaking down the barriers to co-production. Here is a link to the presentation.
Positive risk-taking: from rhetoric to reality
Resource was added by: Natalie Swiderska
A discussion paper from Steve Morgan and Nick Andrews for the The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.
Purpose – For health and social care services to become truly person-centred requires a fundamentally positive mindset from professionals and care workers, and a willingness to take some risks. The purpose of this paper is to explore how this will apply to delivering dementia services, where almost all of the initial impressions are of deficits, disability and disadvantage.
Guidelines for involving people affected by asthma in research opportunities
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
Researchers wanting to involve Asthma UK's Research and Policy volunteers in their studies must complete this form. Note there is an associated document "Application form for researchers wishing to involve people with asthma in research". Approved studies will generally then be posted on the Research and Policy monthly Bulletin and social media, or in some cases on the Asthma UK website.
Service user involvement and co-production
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This guide was put together by Clinks, the charity that supports, represents and campaigns for
the voluntary sector working with offenders, ex-offenders and their families.
West of England Academic Health Science Network
Resource was added by: Marcy Ferrer
Working Together: A toolkit for health professionals on how to involve the public
What does the word ‘involvement’ bring to mind?
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
A collection of words that were listed by members of the Shared Learning Group.
Terminology
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This paper aims to share some of our discussions about the terminology we use to describe the people we work with. We have also drawn on definitions developed by Shaping Our Lives and the Mental Health Foundation to inform this paper.
4PI National Involvement Standards
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) developed a set of national standards for the involvement of service users and carers in mental health and social care services.
Service users, volunteers and supporters
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This is an updated paper which looks at the similarities and differences between service users, volunteers and supporters.