When you meet someone who works in services who ‘gets it’, it gives you hope that the future is going to be better for people who draw on care and support. That was Jim Thomas.
Kate is a mum to a daughter with learning disabilities and autism.
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This blog is about the language of co-production, so let’s start with the word itself. A lot of people are talking about co-production – it’s in all the big national strategy documents, it’s in the Care Act, it’s ...
At the end of January, a new report was launched. Care and Support Reimagined is the result of two years’ work by a commission set up by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
I have a deep and personal ...
Kate Sibthorp, a member of the National Co-production Advisory Group writes about how Making it Real is more relevant than ever as we cope with Coronavirus
Disabled people, their families and allies have long ...
Kate Sibthorp is a mum to a daughter with learning disabilities and autism. She is also a member of the National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG).
I’m often disappointed and even shocked by the stories I hear ...
Does anyone love Valentine’s Day? Apart from the shops selling cards, flowers, chocolates and romantic dinners? For the cynics, it’s another day that’s become over-commercialised, generating healthy profits for the ...
As mum to a young woman with learning disabilities and autism, Kate’s been thinking about how Making it Real could inspire personal assistants and support staff to help people like her daughter achieve their New ...
The Making it Real I statement, “I know what my rights are and can get information and advice on all the options for my health, care and housing” applies to carers and also to the people we care for. It is matched ...
Do you worry about who’s going to love your children when you’re gone? I do. And so do other parents who have sons and daughters who need support.
Making it Real can help us all to care about people, to see them ...
Kate Sibthorp is a member of the National Co-Production Advisory Group. Her daughter lives at home, supported by her parents and a small team of personal assistants.
Twenty-six years ago, my daughter was ...
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