There has been a decades-long movement to increase what gets called lived experience, service user, or patient involvement in the design and delivery of mental health services, programmes, projects, and research.

Identity is how we understand ourselves and others through the roles or social groups we occupy. This review focuses on lived experience researchers and providers and the impact of these roles on identity.

Co-production is one of the pillars of best practice in health and social care and it has been at the core of our work here at the Coalition for Personalised Care (C4PC) for many years.

This briefing for local authorities, charities and organisations that support people who use services and their carers.