Jasmine Howard is the manager of the Ways to Wellbeing Social Prescribing service in York. Jennie Cox is a Local Area Coordinator working in the same area of the city as Jasmine. Ways to Wellbeing has been operating in York…
Community Catalysts and the Local Area Coordination Network are excited to announce that they are coming together. This is a fantastic opportunity for Local Area Coordination Network members, Community Catalysts and all its stakeholders. It is also an exciting development…
Sam Clark, Chief Executive Officer at the Local Area Coordination Network, has had her recent blog published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. The blog focuses on Local Area Coordination and how thinking big but starting small can benefit…
Les Billingham, Head of Adult Social Care and Community Development at Thurrock Council and one of the Local Area Coordination Network’s founding areas, has had his recent blog published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. The blog considers sustainability…
Thinking big, starting small and growing – learning on journeys to Asset Based places The 12 Local Area Coordination areas in England and Wales are, I think, singularly and collectively demonstrating many of the key factors outlined in the Asset…
Sam Clark and Ralph Broad of the Local Area Coordination Network had their blog published as part of the Independant Age Doing Care Differently series. Read the full blog here. The blog series and surrounding piece of work by Independent…
Relationships and Networks – “A Human sized piece of work” in social care? Blog by Sam Clark In late May I got to spend several days with Eddie Bartnik, one of the people who 1st developed Local Area Coordination in…
Swansea University Evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Wales – Out Now from Ralph Broad It is really exciting to see the new Local Area Coordination formative evaluation by Swansea University, in partnership with the Western Bay Health and Social…
Check out the guest blog by Samantha Clark, Chief Executive of Inclusion North, reflecting the uniqueness of Local Area Coordination as an approach embedded in both the community and the system – supporting individuals, families and communities stay strong, connected…