In researching my job interview presentation last year, I quickly picked up that language was a really important part of the strengths-based model of Local Area Coordination. I also noted that in some of the stuff I’d been reading the…
Community Catalysts really welcomes NHS England’s commitment in its Long Term Plan to the social prescribing model. The plan has an ambitious goal of employing one thousand more link workers by 2021, with the expectation that they will work with…
On a recent visit to Derbyshire I had the privilege of hearing Colin’s story. His story is one about changing paths, both literally and metaphorically. The part of Colin’s story highlighted here shows the importance of exploring what someone’s vision…
Local Area Coordination is growing in Swansea and now covers the Cwmtawe area thanks to partnership working from forward-thinking GPs in the Cwmtawe Cluster Network. The new Local Area Coordinator post is funded by the Welsh Government’s transformation funding which was…
The Derby team are heading into the second year of their ‘Innovation Programme’ project working with young people linked to the care system and have put together some reflections about their learning to date. The team have used the Local Area Coordination…
We have three ‘super stories’ to share about three ‘super people’ who have been connected to Local Area Coordination in the last year. The stories provide a real insight into how Local Area Coordination works and why it’s something communities…
The independent evaluation of the Local Area Coordination programme in Suffolk has now been published. The evaluation was compiled by the University of Essex and shows that the programme: Reduced demand on other services (health, police, education, council) Reduced the…
The evaluation took place in the early stages of operation of Local Area Coordination in Waltham Forest. The evaluation demonstrates that, alongside other previously published national evaluations, the Local Area Coordination approach in Waltham Forest “is successful at improving the quality…
I write this, 7 weeks into my new role as a Local Area Coordinator. As I move from one phase into the next, it’s a good time to reflect on my experience so far. I am struck by the abundance…
In partnership with the Local Area Coordination Network and Inclusive Neighbourhoods, Leeds Beckett University have produced a proposed theory for change around the sustainable strategies for Local Area Coordination programmes. The briefing is relevant to areas interested in and seeking…