What is co-Production in public health?

Co-production is a way of thinking about how our public services are designed, delivered and evaluated. It involves working in equal partnership with communities in spaces where power is shared, making services more effective and efficient, and in the long-term more sustainable.

What is co-production in the NHS?

Co-production means service users, carers and staff working together to develop and shape services, rather than staff making decisions alone. Genuine co-production is a way to make sure we provide services that our service user, patients, carers and supporters really want.

What is co-production policy?

Co-production is a practice in the delivery of public services in which citizens are involved in the creation of public policies and services. It is contrasted with a transaction based method of service delivery in which citizens consume public services which are conceived of and provided by governments.

What is the value of co-Production in public health?

The process of co- production stimulated hospitals’ thinking about how to realize quality improvements. Quality improvements were facilitated by this process as seeing patients and hearing their experiences created a sense of urgency among staff to act on the improvement issues raised.

What are the principles of co-production?

The six principles of co-production:

  • Recognising people as assets.
  • Building on people’s capabilities.
  • Developing two-way, reciprocal relationships.
  • Encouraging peer support.
  • Blurring boundaries between delivering and receiving services.
  • Facilitating rather than delivering (see ‘what is co-production section’).

What are the benefits of co-production in healthcare?

By creating new opportunities for clinicians and patients to work together and by providing incentives for clinicians, patients, systems, and payers, meaningful collaboration in system redesign can result in improved health outcomes and proceed in a truly patient-centered manner.

What are examples of Co-production?

Great examples of Co-production

  • Supporting ‘looked after’ children and young people.
  • Frontline teams making improvements through Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (RPIW)
  • Community Hospital.
  • NHS child health app.
  • Support for young people with Autism.
  • Development of patient information leaflets.

What are the principles of Co-production?

What is an example of co-production?

Developing two-way reciprocal relationships: All co-production involves some mutuality, both between individuals, carers and public service professionals and between the individuals who are involved. An example of this is when a council supports people who use services to develop a peer support network.

What are the 6 principles of co-production?

Why is co-production important?

Co-production can help make the best use of resources, deliver better outcomes for people who use services and carers, build stronger communities and develop citizenship. To do co-production, organisations need to make changes to their culture, structure and practice and to regularly review progress.

What’s the difference between Co-production and collaboration?

Co-production is a form of collaboration. Whilst the user experience is important in the creation or improvement and delivery of products, services or knowledge, a whole-life equal relationship with the user is an essential ingredient of co-production, not collaboration. Co-production involves co-producing with users.

What does co-production mean in health and social care?

Co-production recognises that people have ‘assets’ such as knowledge, skills, characteristics, experience, friends, family, colleagues, and communities. These assets can be brought to bear to support their health and well-being.

What is the co production model in the NHS?

The recently published, ‘Co-production Model’ has been developed by patient leaders and others, supported by the Coalition for Collaborative Care. It is a simple guide to ensuring that the voices of people with lived experience are included in decision-making, from commissioning to co-design and co-delivery.

When was co-production introduced in the UK?

In the 1980’s co-production was introduced into the United Kingdom through the work of Anne Coote (Realpe and Wallace 2010). In Ireland, co-production is becoming a feature of Irish mental health services and is recognised as a valuable element of quality and service improvement.

How does co-production occur at the individual level?

Co-production can occur in three ways: Co-production between: Co-Production at an Individual Care Level: This can be seen in the care planning process. Here the service user works alongside their multidisciplinary team [MDT] to identify recovery goals and how to achieve these goals.