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Hertfordshire County Council

What is co-production?

The term is used to describe partnership working between people who use adult care services, their carers, voluntary sector organisations, and members of the public. They all work together to improve public services, as encouraged by the Care Act.

 

Our co-production

Our 8 co-production boards work alongside the Strategic Co-production Board to ensure that we share and gather information that will improve existing services and help shape new ones.


The current boards include:

  • Hertfordshire All Age Autism co-production board
  • Carers co-production board
  • Dementia co-production board
  • Learning Disability co-production board
  • Mental Health co-production board
  • Older People co-production board
  • Physical Disability co-production board
  • Strategic co-production board.


Each board should have an equal split in board membership that includes

  • 5 experts by experience and carers
  • 5 Adult Care Services staff
  • 5 voluntary sector representatives.


Children and young people boards:

  • Voices of Hertfordshire groups.

 

How the boards work together

Strategic coproduction vision board

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Co-production is a really different way of working - challenging, inspiring, spirited and ambitious.

How to get involved

To find out more about how your experiences could shape our services, register your interest.

If you have a question, query or complaint contact us.

 

We have a range of training opportunities available for people to learn more about co-production and we can arrange support if you need help taking part or getting your views heard. You are also able to claim an involvement fee and claim travel expenses when you take part in co-production events.

There are several ways you can get involved with co-production and help us shape services. Some roles will only require ad-hoc attendance or a one off telephone call/online survey, whilst others can be more in-depth and require a more regular time commitment.

If you need support to access our co-production opportunities or want more information, please contact us.

Roles you can be involved in

Apart from Board roles, there are other ways you can be involved in Co-production. Please contact us to find out roles available. 

Vacancy on the Older People’s Co-production Board

We currently have one vacancy for the co-chair position of the Older People’s Co-production Board. If you use or care for someone who uses services and are interested in applying for this role then please contact us:

Email: coproduction@hertfordshire.gov.uk 

Phone: 01438 843708 

Community Outreach

We visit groups, clubs and forums in Hertfordshire to

  • Talk about co-production.
  • Hear what people have to say about our services.
  • Support people with getting their voices heard. 

Please contact us to arrange a visit.


Upcoming events

What: Online training
When: Monday 30 June, 11.30am
About: This session aims to provide people with the skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate, and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability.
How to join: Email us to register and we'll send you a meeting invite.

 

What: Afternoon Tea at Friendship House
When: Wednesday 2 July, 2-4pm
About: This is an open in-person event for anyone interested in coproduction. 
How to join: Email us to let us know you're coming.

 

What: Virtual coffee mornings
When: On the last Thursday of every month.
How to join: On the day, grab a drink and join us by clicking this link.

 

If you have any accessibility needs or any questions about these events, email coproduction@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

Co-production news

Sign up to receive our latest quarterly newsletter for updates and upcoming co-production opportunities straight to your inbox.

If you need the newsletter in an accessible format, please contact us. You can also get in touch if you'd like us to feature a certain topic in our next edition.

Resources and training tools

 

The Ladder of Participation

 

If you need support to access our co-production opportunities, contact us.

 

Contact us

For more information or to find out how you can get involved with co-production and if you have any question or query, please contact the co-production team:

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