Co-production Network

The Co-production Network is a key part of SCIE's co-production strategy. Its role is to support user, carer and equality groups’ involvement in SCIE’s strategic decision making and provide a pool of stakeholders which SCIE can work with to co-produce projects and programmes.

Membership of the Network is made up of:

• National user-controlled organisations
• National carer-controlled organisations
• Equality group organisations
• Organisations representing and working with other seldom heard groups.

It also includes people who use services and carers who have been involved in SCIE's work and projects and individuals and representatives from local organisations who bring perspectives not represented by other members of the Network.

There are currently around 65 members of the Network. It is chaired by a SCIE board member who is a service user. John Ewans was appointed to this role through an open recruitment process.

The Co-production, Equalities and Human Rights Steering Group is a sub-group with members of the Network, trustees and SCIE staff. Its role is to advise SCIE on the development of the co-production strategy and on equality, diversity and human rights issues. It also highlights the importance of a social model approach in SCIE's work.

Co-production Charter

The Co-production Charter sets out how SCIE aims to work with people who use services, their carers and equality groups. The Charter has been developed through consultation with members of our Co-production Network, SCIE staff and Board. The Charter demonstrates SCIE's aspiration to model the behaviour we promote. The Charter is part of 'Towards Co-production', SCIE's new approach to the involvement of users and carers.

Find out more: SCIE's co-production charter

Members organisations

The Co-production Network works with a range of organisations including:

Steering group members

• Jo Barnicoat Open

  • Details coming soon

• Eleni Chambers Open

  • Details coming soon

• Stephanie De La Haye Open

  • Details coming soon

• John Evans Open

  • SCIE trustee
  • Has a long history of work on independent living for disabled people and supporting personal budgets.
  • Works with the Department of Health and Think Local Act Personal’s National Co-production Advisory Group.
  • Involved in independent living with European organisations and has done lots of international work.

• Kevin Minier Open

  • Has worked with SCIE for several years on a wide range of projects including a Guideline Committee with the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care
  • Works directly with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on other guidelines.
  • Has been the carer for his parents for 25 years.
  • Is involved with developing co-production with Hertfordshire County Council and used to work with Carers Herts.

• Sally Percival Open

  • Details coming soon

• Sandra Rennie Open

  • Details coming soon

• Patrick Wood Open

  • Has worked with SCIE on co-production and Care Act training.
  • Has written about advocacy.
  • Has worked with mental health/survivor groups since 1990.
  • Is the coordinator of a network of mental health/survivor trainers in Sheffield.