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Our Adults’ Services Customer and Carer Group meets with officers to discuss issues important to the group and to provide feedback to Adults’ Services to influence service development and quality.

The Autism Partnership Board helps to develop information, support and services for people with an autism spectrum condition. The Board comprises autistic people, family and friend carers, representatives from health and social care, and community services.

The West Sussex Learning Disability Partnership Board provides an opportunity for people with learning disabilities, paid carers and family and friend carers, to meet with voluntary and community organisations and people from health and community services, to discuss issues that are important to them.

The Minorities Health and Social Care Group works with the county council and the NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group to enable the voice of people from diverse communities across the county to influence the development of health and adult social care services.

The Voluntary and Community Sector Collaborative Board comprises members from voluntary and community sector organisations and Adults’ Services senior officers. It works to support the delivery of the key priorities of our Adult social care strategy 2022-25 and promotes co-production and collaborative working.

A Co-Production Practitioners Group involving our staff and colleagues from the NHS and voluntary and community sector, meets regularly to share practical experiences and to facilitate mutual learning with a view to embedding co-production across the service.

Looking ahead and what's happening now

  • A set of design principles developed with people who use services, family and friend carers, staff and stakeholders was agreed in September 2023.  The principles will help us maintain focus on the experience of people we support and will provide a reference point for decision making and improvement. 
  •  As part of the work to steer service improvement, a design panel involving key stakeholders, will consider new projects and service developments to measure their alignment to the principles.
  •  A senior leader customer and carer engagement forum has also been established and will be meeting from early 2024.
  • We have identified commissioning 'champions' to ensure that co-production is embedded within our commissioning process.

Join the conversation

People interested in having a say about adult social care and working together with us to shape our services could join one of our involvement groups.  To find out more email WorkingTogetherAS@westsussex.gov.uk or phone  033022 28954.

Last updated: 30 January 2024