Co-Production Week 2024
Co-production: “What’s Missing?
We celebrated Co-production week with an event titled Co-Production: “What’s Missing?” on Thursday, 11th July 2024 at the Highway Vineyard Church.
Co-produced Approach to Events
In true co-production fashion, our event was co-produced with local residents and grassroots community leaders.
Aidan Keightley (Co-Production Manager) was joined on stage by Angus McKenzie-Davie (Newham Co-Production Forum Adults, Resident Co-Chair) to open the event. And Councillor Charlene McLean was joined onstage by Hilda Mango (NCPF(A), Resident Deputy Chair) for the closing remarks.
The event was supported by Newham Volunteers throughout.
Co-production Showcase
We were joined by various community partners and local programmes which showcased co-production projects over the last year. These guests included: Healthwatch Newham, CCMHG, Diabetes Community Researchers, Well Newham/5 Ways to a Healthier Life, Newham Carers Community, Enabled Living Healthcare, Speak Out, Hestia, Newham Parent Forum, Space 4 Me, Greenhill Cumberland, ASK User-led Mental Health Group
Sharing Co-production Achievements in Adult Social Care
The event featured a session on Sharing Co-Production Achievements in Adult Social Care, presented by Hilda Mango and Jason Strelitz, Corporate Director of Adults, Health & Communities, Director of Public Health & Director of Adult Social, Newham Council, which highlighted successful co-production efforts using the "We Said, We Did" format.
Co-production: “What’s Missing?” Role Play
Resident Representatives of Newham Co-Production Forum performed an impactful and thought-provoking roleplay session titled “What’s Missing?”.
Co-production: “What’s Missing?” Panel Discussion
After a short break, a panel discussion on the theme “What’s Missing?” was held, moderated by Tony Jobling, Director of Operations, Adult Social Care, Newham Council.
The discussion included various panellists such as Angus McKenzie-Davie, Yamou Njie – Chair of Newham Parent Forum, Resident, Parent Carer, Isaac Samuels - Lived Experience, Co-production Advisor. LGBTQI and Social Justice Campaigner and Emily Ahmed - Newham Community Research Programme Manager PH, Freelance co-production facilitator, public engagement specialist, qualitative researcher and action learning facilitator and trainer.
Panel Discussion Points:
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How do you define co-production in your work, and why is having a clear definition important?
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What are some of the gaps in equity and diversity in current co-production practices, and how can they be addressed?
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Can you share some best practices for developing and implementing examples of co-production projects and how they have made a significant difference?
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Have you been involved in monitoring, evaluating, and sharing the successes of projects?
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What cultural shifts have you observed within your organisation that support effective co-production?
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What are the key elements of a compelling business case for co-production?
Awards and Acknowledgements
The event also included an awards and acknowledgements segment, where certificates were presented to individuals for their contributions to co-production over the past year. The awards were presented by Councillor Neil Wilson and Aidan Keightley.
Award Categories and winners:
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Co-Production Newcomer Award: Peter Chung
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Newham Staff Co-Production Champion: Melissa McAuliffe (Honourable mention: Linda Wan, Anna-devi Nagtalon and Sophie Ibotson)
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Resident Co-Production Champion: Aurora Todisco (Honourable mention: Yamou Njie)
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Stakeholder Co-Production Champion: Shahid Mahmood (Honourable mention: Anna-devi Nagtalon, Peter Chung, Paul Binfield and Anab Hoffmann)
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Resident Co-Production Star Leader: Angus McKenzie-Davie (Honourable mention: Sue Sinton-Smith)
You can find out more about our winners here
Co-Production Week Videos
We asked our local co-production experts about their experiences of co-production in Newham, what it is important, their top tips and what is missing. You can watch these videos below!
