Think Local Act Personal (TLAP)

Love, hope, joy, happiness, belonging, comfort, ambition. These are everyday words, but they’re not words you hear in care and support. Why not? The language of care and support can feel cold and distant, focused on tasks and processes instead of what makes life meaningful. But shouldn't we be talking about love, about joy, and about creating a sense of belonging? Shouldn’t hope and happiness be central to the conversation? The way we speak about care shapes the way we make it real. If we want care and support that really enables people to live good lives, we need to use words that reflect the warmth, joy, and purpose that everyone deserves and has a right to. What other words do you think are missing from care and support? #LanguageMatters

Generative AI is everywhere, from our phones to our cars. But how could it shape the future of social care? We're working with the University of Oxford to find out. At TLAP, we work to make health and social care more personalised, so that everybody can live their life their way. We believe Generative AI tools could play a role in achieving this, but it must be implemented with people who use care and support at the centre of decision-making. Through this work we'll co-produce principles and values that will guide the responsible use of Generative AI in social care. We'll be working closely with the National Co-production Advisory Group to ensure that people with lived experience are at the heart of this conversation. https://lnkd.in/eVGgSC4J

📢 Together with people with lived experience we’ve set out 15 principles and 6 actions to make care data practices more equitable, transparent, and trustworthy. This is a call for change — change that ensures people who draw on care and support are part of the conversation from the start. Because data in care should have one clear purpose: to improve people’s lives. Explore this work https://lnkd.in/e5DMm7Wh

We're proud to host Dementia Change Action Network #DCan #DCan . DCAN harnesses the power of people to tackle key challenges for people living with dementia. As DCAN move into a new strategic phase, their plans will be built on the insights and experiences of people with lived experience of dementia. Here’s how they're making it happen: ✔️ An oversight group of people living with dementia and people working in dementia care and policy. ✔️ Conversations across the country to capture thoughts, experiences, and ideas. ✔️ Co-creating policy recommendations with those who know best. We believe that lived experience is the key to shaping a future that truly supports people with dementia to live life their way. https://lnkd.in/exAYf26N

What can co-production do for people? Meet Paula Sardinha and find out how creative use of a Personal Health Budget helped her improve her wellbeing with the help of her dog, Pebble. Get to know Isaac Samuels and hear how a different conversation about what mattered to them led to new solutions to support their wellbeing. Say hello to Caroline Waugh and see how she turned her passion for cycling into a co-produced initiative to help others too. Find all of this and more on our new Co-production Hub https://lnkd.in/eaE_3c2f

Better lives for people who draw on care and support? Let's make it real

Working to improve data around care and support? Here's a head start. Together with people with lived experience we’ve co-produced a set of actions to help make data practices better. These actions will ensure data is collected, stored, shared, and used in ways that truly work for people.

Care and support data can enable development, improvement, and innovation. But only when practiced with people in mind. These 15 principles, co-produced with people with lived experience, belong at the heart of future data policy and practices. https://bit.ly/3Y9AefE

Introducing our latest report, ‘Data for people’ — a report co-produced with people who draw on care and support, as well as family and friend carers. This new report sets out 15 key principles and 6 actions to improve how care data is collected, stored, shared, and used in England. At its heart, the report reflects the experiences and priorities of people with lived experience. It highlights the importance of equity, inclusion, trust, and transparency, calling for ongoing co-production so that data practices support people to live the life they want. Our hope? That this report informs the government's approach and sparks meaningful improvements across care and support. This is just the start. Let’s keep the conversation going — we'd love to hear what you think about data in care and support in the comments. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Y9AefE

⚠ In our latest blog of reflections on Making It Real, Caroline Waugh from the National Co-production Advisory Group talks about understanding and managing risk while also being able to do things that are important to her – from raising her children as a single mum, through to living alone and taking care of her dog, Ronnie. ✅ She also explains why she believes that everyone with a disability should have the autonomy to make their own decisions and be trusted to spend the money that is provided to them in a way they see fit, and the importance of trust. Read Caroline's blog in full: https://lnkd.in/dEGPZNAh