What is co-production?
Co-production means people who draw on adult social care and carers working as equals alongside our staff sharing their experience, skills, and influence to help design, develop, deliver, and monitor what we do.
The Our Voice co-production group has chosen the following definition to explain what we mean by the word co-production:
Co-production is not just a word, it is not just a concept, it is a meeting of minds coming together to find shared solutions. In practice, co-production involves people who use services being consulted, included, and working together from the start to the end of any project that affects them.
When co-production is working well, people who draw on adult social care and carers are valued by organisations as equal partners and have influence over decisions made.
To find out more about what co-production is, visit the National Co-production Advisory Group page.
The ladder of participation shows the different ways that people can be involved.
The Ladder of Participation diagram description [Word]
When every part of adult social care is developed by people with lived experience, our staff and other stakeholders working together as equals from start to finish, we know we have suceeded.
Why does co-production matter?
Co-production can mean different things to different people. Listen to people and carers with lived experience, and professionals talk about what co-production means to them.
