In this blog for co-production week, I wanted to explore how Local Area Coordination is a great way to drive forward the principles of co-production. I want to focus on community involvement in the recruitment of Local Area Coordinators across…
The formative evaluation of the Local Area Coordination programme in Haringey has now been published by Leeds Beckett University. The evaluation reviews the Haringey programme to date following the initial set up in late 2017. The evaluation reviews data collected,…
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Introduction Building on 30 years of national and international learning and evidence, Local Area Coordination is growing in strength, outcomes and influence in England and Wales. There have been 13 independent evaluations in the past 8 years, showing that where…
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Nick Sinclair, Director of the Local Area Coordination Network at Community Catalysts, has written a blog contributing to #socialcarefuture In the blog Nick explores the world of civil and structural engineering as a metaphor for the communities we live in,…
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The summative evaluation of the Local Area Coordination programme in York has now been published. The evaluation was compiled by the University of York. The evaluation reviews data collected along with interviews with people who have made use of Local…
This month’s edition includes: York photography exhibition From Singapore to Swansea….and beyond! We’re about what is strong, not about what is LACKing and more… Read the newsletter here Read past copies here Sign up to receive copies directly to your…
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…