Regional Commitments to Coproduction 2025 – 2026: from Ripples to Waves
The ADASS Eastern Region Putting People at the Heart Forum and Over A Brew Crew have renewed the regional commitments to coproduction, outlined in this video. These commitments will form part of the ongoing work of the forum and ongoing development of Over A Brew!
Commitments 2024-2025
The two following videos show progress against the 24/25 commitments made at face to face meetings in March 24 and September 24 involving members of the “Over a Brew” and the “Putting People at the Heart of Care and Support” Working Group.
The videos show how local authorities are learning from regional feedback and how local councils are working collaboratively with people who access care and support, families and carers to improve support.
Video from March 2024 meeting
Video from September 2024 meeting
Context for “Over a Brews”
We want time to get alongside each other over a brew, to share and test out ideas that will improve people’s experiences of requesting and accessing adult social care. Therefore, over the last couple of years the region alongside Curators of Change (people who access care and support) have set up virtual “Over a Brew” coffee sessions to provide an open, honest space for people who draw on care and support, commissioners and providers to come together to talk about what’s working well and not so well. We are now running season 3.
The key findings from each session, which is now run every last Wednesday of each month (except August and December), will feed back into the “Putting People at the Heart of Care and Support” working group which consists of Assistant Director Leads and Network Leads from local areas.
Who can come to an “Over a Brew”?
Anyone with an interest in the delivery and improvement of adult social care across the East. This could be a person accessing care and support, a person looking for adult social care and support, a family member, a carer, a provider or a member of staff including commissioner of adult social care.
What themes are we going to look at together?
The themes for 2024/25 are:
May 2024 – Revisiting co-production
June 2024 – Ethical Use of AI and Digital Technology
July 2024 – Diversity and Equality
September 2024 – Supporting unpaid carers
October 2024 – Smooth transitions from children’s to adult social care
November 2024 – Online self assessment for people accessing care and support and carers
January 2025 – Appreciating the workforce
February 2025 – Connecting with Communities
March 2025 – Involving communities in self reflections
How do I find out more and book?
For exact dates and booking details, please click: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/curators-of-change/over-a-brew-coproducing-care-and-support-adass-east-season-3/e-mbrgqd
For resources in relation to the outcomes of the “Over a Brew” sessions please click: Resources – Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Eastern Region (adasseast.org.uk)
These are our commitments to improve co-production when we met together as two groups in September 2023. 10 regional commitments to improve co-production locally We will meet again in September 2025 and March/April 2025 to discuss progress.
More Over a Brew recordings
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Kate and Eleanor describe the challenges a carer may have when professional support is not as good as it should be