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20 February 2020

Local Area Coordination in Wales and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (2014) by Tara Hughes

In a crossover of her work and studies, Tara Hughes has written this blog piece about Local Area Coordination in Wales in relation to the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (2014).

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31 January 2020

Are perceptions of mental health becoming problematic? – a blog by Jennie Cox et. al

Blog piece by Jennie Cox, tentatively exploring whether the use of ‘mental health’ as a catch-all for the disruptions of human life may lead to problems which adversely impact on a person’s ability to navigate through the inevitable difficulties of living.

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23 October 2019

Social Prescribing and Local Area Coordination is about much more than ‘just signposting…’

Jennie Cox (Senior Local Area Coordinator in York) and Christine Marmion (Project Manager of Ways to Wellbeing: the social prescribing service in the city) came together to address ‘the signposting question’ which they found their teams were frequently encountering.

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22 August 2019

Towards a vision of welcoming, connected and self-supporting communities – a blog by Nick Sinclair

Local Area Coordinators are on hand to help people build bridges between groups, identify funding, establish and sustain new groups, and support people to use their voice in order to co-design public services, as demonstrated by this example from the London Borough of Haringey.

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8 August 2019

It’s all about…relationships

In our recent report, ‘It’s Time for Local Area Coordination’, Neil Woodhead (Derby City Council’s Social Capital Development Manager) shared his insights from the last seven years of leading Local Area Coordination in Derby.  In this excerpt, Neil outlines the crucial role that relationships play in making Local Area Coordination work.

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5 July 2019

Co-production – an essential strand of Local Area Coordination by Nick Sinclair

In this blog for co-production week, Nick Sinclair explores how Local Area Coordination is a great way to drive forward the principles of co-production, focusing on community involvement in the recruitment of Local Area Coordinators across our Network.

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18 June 2019

From Singapore to Swansea and beyond… – a blog by Ralph Broad

In March of this year, it was a real privilege to welcome a group of leaders from Singapore to visit some Local Area Coordination areas in Wales and England and to share both our learning, outcomes and contribution to reform of Local Area Coordination.

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1 March 2019

We’re about what is strong, not what is LACking – a blog by Nick Sinclair

Nick talks about his job interview and the importance of language withing Local Area Coordination and Community Catalysts.

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11 February 2019

Collaborating for real change – social prescribing and Local Area Coordination – a blog by Nick Sinclair and Sian Lockwood

Nick and Sian explore NHS England’s commitment to the social prescribing model, as well as Community Catalysts hosting the Local Area Coordination Network, and other examples of collaborative working.

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24 January 2019

Changing paths in Derbyshire. The power of good life conversations – a blog by Nick Sinclair

Nick, Director of the Local Area Coordination Network, tells Colin’s story which highlights the importance of exploring what someone’s vision for a good life is as a starting point for empowering change.

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27 December 2018

Three super stories…

We have three ‘super stories’ to share about three ‘super people’ who have been connected to Local Area Coordination in the last year.

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26 October 2018

Views from a new Local Area Coordinator in York…

A Local Area Coordinator in York reflects on their experience seven weeks into their role.

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