Jennifer Pearl, a member of the National Co-production Advisory Group, talks about her experiences in replacing the essential equipment that supports her to live her life.
When I arrived in Bournemouth for the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) this year, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. I’d made it. Behind that arrival sat weeks of planning, problem-solving and ...
Jennifer Pearl shares her experience of ‘care closer to home’, as TLAP and ADASS start a new project exploring what ‘care closer to home’ could and should look like.
When Jennifer's usual care agency couldn't provide the support she needed, direct payments gave her the choice and control to find flexible, local support.
This was my first time attending the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC), primarily because it is so very difficult for me to find somewhere to stay that is accessible. Not only was I able to ...
In this blog we caught up with National Co-production Advisory Group member Jennifer Pearl while she balanced a particularly busy week. An ordinary week for Jennifer can be fairly hectic at the best of times, ...
When you do your weekly shop, you might have a quick check through the cupboards and think about your meals for the week – with the click of a few buttons you’ve got your order done, delivery slot confirmed, and ...
Medequip is a well established company that provides community equipment services with a large number of contracts across England. They have committed to improving their services by working with people through ...
It was a privilege to get an invite to the State of Care 2022 event recently.
State of Care is the Care Quality Commission annual assessment of health care and social care in England. Several things struck me ...
Jennifer Pearl talks about her experiences with care agencies and the care system that means she has to go to bed at 8pm every night.
I have a spinal tumour and as a result need help with my personal care. ...
If there was one piece of practical action Integrated Care Systems (ICS) could take to make collaborative working a reality, TLAP and NCAG would say it’s ‘co-production’.
From our experience of social care, we ...