Welcome to Let’s Go with Co-Pro
– a resource to help you get going with co-production
Co-production is a collaborative problem-solving exercise, just like any bit of good teamwork – and in each project or piece of work, the journey will look different. Because of this - and because good co-production is so much about how we behave, how we create the right environment, and build positive relationships - it is impossible to create a definitive step-by-step guide. There are, however, resources that can support you through much of the process, such as those available on this site.
We define co-production as:
“Professionals and citizens sharing power to plan, design and deliver support together. It’s about recognising that everyone has an important contribution to make to improve quality of life for people and communities. It is built on the principle that those who use a service are best placed to help design it”
Watch this animation to learn more. Or read the key points this booklet.
Doing co-production well
Understanding co-production is half the battle – people also need to be equipped to get going. This short animation introduces the main components that are needed to create an effective ‘hive’ (conditions) for co-production.
The information from the animation is also available to read in this booklet.
We are all in this together
The tools and templates available here are free to use. They have been co-produced by Experts by Experience - service users and carers – who are part of Hampshire’s Personalisation Expert Panel (PEP) and members of Hampshire County Council’s Adults’ Health and Care Department – to see who was involved and read their thoughts on the process, click the image below.
In creating these resources, we have sought to draw on the wisdom and work of others, including Oxfordshire County Council’s Co-production programme and handbook.
Co-production in Hampshire
Hampshire has a strong history of co-producing adult health and social care services with a wide range of Experts by Experience, people who use services and their carers. Click on the tiles to learn more about our main co-production forums.
Hampshire Personalisation Expert Panel (PEP)
Hampshire Personalisation Expert Panel (PEP) started in 2009. PEP brings together a range of ‘Experts by Experience’ who have a wealth of lived experience using services as Disabled People and Carers to draw from. Members are often connected to wider networks. Members of PEP are committed to the reform of adult social care and health care. PEP was set up to look at important issues and to work with Hampshire’s Adults’ Health and Care Department, by scrutinising its policies and approach. The group currently meet online every month.
To find out more, call: 023 8020 2625 or email: [email protected]
Hampshire Autism Partnership Board (HAPB)
Hampshire Autism Partnership Board (HAPB) was set up in 2010 to be a decision making body which shares information and develops a strategy to improve services for autistic people in Hampshire. It gives a voice and active involvement to autistic people, their families and carers. The Board actively participate in the planning, delivery and monitoring of services for autistic children, young people and adults living in Hampshire.
The Board has representatives from heath and social care (across children and adults), voluntary and statutory services, specialist and mainstream, service users and families, to improve access to better local services for all autistic people and their families. It also ensures consistency and equality in services.
For further details of the Board including how to contact please visit www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/autism-partnership
The Hampshire Carers Partnership Board (HCPB)
The Hampshire Carers Partnership Board’s (HCPB) primary aim is to improve the lives of all carers in Hampshire, and those carers who live outside the county but care for Hampshire residents: no matter what their caring role. The HCPB is an action planning and influencing body concerned with enhancing the lives of unpaid carers.
HCPB has a key role in developing and monitoring the implementation of the Hampshire Carers Joint Strategy.
The Board includes "representatives for local carers, voluntary sector organisations and statutory agencies that have an interest in supporting carers but do not have any conflicting business interest in doing so". (Source: Hampshire Carers Partnership Terms of Reference, August 2020).
To get in touch email:
Jo Hooper (Project Support Officer) [email protected]
Anne Meader (HCPB Chair) [email protected]
The Hampshire Learning Disability Partnership
The Hampshire Learning Disability Partnership (HLDP) meets four times a year to talk about the important things for people with learning disabilities and their families and carers. Its job is to make sure that things get better for people with learning disabilities by checking the promises in the Learning Disability Plan and considering recommendations made by each of its working groups. The Partnership has ten service user representatives, two parent / carer representatives as well representatives from Adults’ Health and Care and the NHS.
There are 6 county-wide working groups, each with a particular focus, that report into the HLDP:
- Adult Social Care
- Health & Wellbeing
- Personal Safety
- Communications
- Carers (of people with a learning disability)
- Complex Needs
To find out more about the partnership, please contact [email protected].
Hampshire Older Adults’ Partnership
The Hampshire Older Adults' Partnership (HOAP) started because there was no way to talk and work directly with older people in Hampshire.
This group will work together to improve services for older people in Hampshire by listening to their ideas and sharing information about local community support and activities, that meet their needs as an individual, carer, older person with lived experience.
By talking to more people, including those who care for others and those who have used the services, they will get more ideas and make things better for everyone.
The group's goal is to listen to older people's problems with services, share good ideas, and make services better.
To find out more please email [email protected]
Hampshire Autism Voice (HAV)
Hampshire Autism Voice (HAV) is the group of Experts by Experience (autistic person or parent/carer of an autistic person) established within the Hampshire Autism Partnership Board (HAPB). HAV has been developed to give a voice and active involvement to autistic people, their parents and carers within the HAPB and associated workstreams.
For further details please contact Hampshire Autism Voice
Learning and Development Reference Group
The Learning and Development Reference Group brings together the Learning and Development team (L&D) with experts with lived experience and carers to identify opportunities to embed co-production throughout the Directorate’s approach to training and development – including L&D commissioning, design from point of concept, delivery, observation, evaluation and engagement with health and care education programmes. The group meets every 3 months to progress projects and identify new areas of work.
To get in touch email [email protected]
The Hampshire Direct Payment Framework Partnership Board (HDPFPB )
The Hampshire Direct Payment Framework Partnership Board (HDPFPB ) was set up to be decision making body which shares information and develops a strategy to improve oversight of the direction of travel for Personal Assistant in Care Development and Direct Payments across Hampshire. The board ensures the Personal Assistant in Care and Direct Payments work links with other programmes of work and has a cross system and cross department focus. The overall aim is to design and develop a sustainable approach to the Direct Payments offer to eligible Hampshire residents. This includes supporting the development of a framework that stimulates the Personal Assistant in Care market and ensure that this becomes a sustainable model that maintains influx of PAs into the market.
We meet on a 6-weekly basis. Facilitating sharing of information and experiences, advocating for best practices in managing Personal Assistants and Direct Payments. Inclusive Membership: Includes representation from Hampshire County Council and individuals with lived experience, ensuring decisions are informed by both professional expertise and personal insights.
Seeking Members for Our Lived-Experience Group
We recognise the need for growth and investment in the Personal Assistant market to make Direct Payments viable. To achieve this, we are looking for individuals to join our lived-experience group. Interested in joining? Please Contact the Direct Payment Support Service
If you would like to comment on Let’s Go With Co-Pro, or would like to get in touch, please email
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Share case studies
To share your good practice examples of co-production in action, please complete this short survey.
Get involved
If you’re interested in hearing about opportunities to co-produce with Hampshire County Council, please fill in this interest register.