20 March 2020
Happiness in a time of coronavirus
Today is the International Day of Happiness, which at first sight seems ironic when our world is facing such an […]
19 March 2020
Bright lights in a dark world
I’m one of those people with ‘underlying health conditions’ and writing this from my isolation room (aka our back bedroom) […]
13 February 2020
Good lives are about more than social care
The default approach to social care in many local authorities remains traditional models of “delivery”, and profit extracting ownership. These […]
25 September 2019
Communities doing it for themselves: our chapter in a new book published by Pavilion
A new book entitled Innovation and Change in Non-Profit Organisations published by Pavilion includes a chapter written by Sian, drawing […]
16 August 2019
What *really* makes good care?
An important debate is taking place about how to ensure that people who need care and support get that help […]
4 July 2019
Co-production – an essential strand of Local Area Coordination
In this blog for co-production week, I wanted to explore how Local Area Coordination is a great way to drive […]
3 July 2019
Small stuff, big impact – community led coproduction in action
Community Catalysts harnesses the energies of entrepreneurial people, carers, families, citizens, communities and councils, helping them to work together to […]
1 July 2019
Whatever your intended destination the only route is co-production
A fair few years ago when I first heard the phrase co-production, I have to confess that I groaned, inwardly […]
12 February 2019
Collaborating for real change – social prescribing and Local Area Coordination
Community Catalysts really welcomes NHS England’s commitment in its Long Term Plan to the social prescribing model. The plan has an ambitious […]
2 January 2019
New Year, New Targets
Who likes KPIs and figures? Well, surprisingly, it turns out that I do… One of the best things about working […]
14 November 2018
Celebrating the social in social enterprise
This week, we celebrate social enterprise day, a day each year when we reflect on all the amazing businesses and […]