Getting involved in shaping services

How Newham Council support Co-Production 

Newham Council has a well-established Co-Production structure, which: 

• Is supported by an in-house Co-Production Team and a number of external providers 

• Ensures a consistent approach to engagement with residents and people with lived experience. 

Newham Co-Production Film:

Some examples of co-production activities in Adults and Health

• Hosting workshops with residents with dementia and their carers to identify strengths and areas for improvement in the current service - Good Practice Dementia

• Developing a joint strategy and action plan in collaboration with Newham residents and sex workers - Good Practice Sex Work Strategy

• Co-developing and co-designing the Joint Sexual Health and Reproductive Strategy and action plan with North East London residents and health professionals - NEL Joint Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy 2025 - 2029

Get involved with Newham’s Resident Advisory Groups

• Learning Disability RAG
• Ageing Well RAG
• Autism RAG
• Carers RAG

Reward and Recognition Scheme  

London Borough of Newham and its contractors recognise the need to reward the contribution residents, carers and people with lived experience make towards co-designing co-producing in order to improve a range of services. 

Sign up to our Newsletter

To keep up to date with co-production in Newham, you can sign up to our newsletter using the link HERE 

See our previous editions of our We are Co-Production newsletter below: 

• World Mental Health Day - October 2024 edition
• How we celebrated Co-production Week - August 2024 edition
• How we are celebrating Co-production Week - July 2024 edition 
• A Year in Co-production - April 2024 edition

Events

The Co-Production team, residents, carers and people with lived experience organise events throughout the year to promote a range of services but particularly those related to health-related and social care issues. Our events include: 

• Learning Disability Awareness Week 
• World Mental Health Day 
• Autism Awareness Week 
• The International Day of  Persons with Disabilities 

Disabled Citizens Assembly May 2020

Accessible Events Guide 

During Co-Production Week 2024, we relaunched our Accessible Events Guide. This handy document, co-produced with Newham residents with disabilities, is a way of ensuring more residents are included and their needs are met at community events. 

You can watch our introduction to the guide, led by Sophie Ibotson (Co-Production Team LBN) and Angus McKenzie-Davie (Resident and Newham Disability Rights Activist) to give you a breakdown of what’s included and why it’s important. 

The guide is a live document and evolves as we speak to and work with Newham community members. If you have any feedback or additional tips, please contact us at co-productionteam@newham.gov.uk 

Introduction to Guide