3 July 2023
Co-creating a new social care future – the power of a conversation
Over the last few months, Community Catalysts has been working in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, their coproduction group Our […]
2 May 2023
Uncovering the science of relationships in Local Area Coordination
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Swansea University, with Local Area Coordinators at Swansea Council and people they are […]
26 April 2023
Supporting a clear roadmap to change
We were pleased to see the launch of the Time to Act ‘roadmap for reforming care and support in England’ […]
30 March 2023
Evidencing the impact of our work in Wrexham
The journey of our community enterprise work in Wrexham Back in 2020, Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) and the Betsi […]
25 January 2023
A covenant to make change happen!
The highly anticipated ‘Care and Support Reimagined’ report from the Archbishop’s Commission does not disappoint. With rights and values at […]
16 May 2022
A guide to getting started with ‘asset-based commissioning’
Last year, I explored how organisations can seek to influence commissioners with Alex Fox (previously of Shared Lives Plus and […]
27 May 2021
Groundbreaking inquiry asks ‘Whose social care is it anyway?’
We are pleased to share important news from our friends and colleagues over at Social Care Future. Over the last […]
19 May 2021
Having IMPACT on a broken system
Early last year I was asked by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to join a peer review panel considering […]
11 May 2021
Valuable and Vulnerable
Shining a light on what makes people valuable and challenging the rhetoric around being vulnerable. Community Catalysts is coming to […]
28 April 2021
Making the case for supporting more passionate people make positive differences locally
Community Catalysts has been working since 2007 to help local people use their energies and talents to deliver social care […]
30 November 2020
Strengthening local economies and creating choice
In our latest blog Sian Lockwood, Community Catalysts reflects on how, despite Covid, community enterprises have continued to flourish, strengthening […]
13 October 2020
Community Catalysts Supports Re-Launch of The Coalition For Personalised Care
Community Catalysts is today, 13 October 2020, supporting the re-launch of the Coalition for Personalised Care (C4PC). C4PC, which was […]