What is an Expert by Experience in health and social care?
An Expert by Experience uses knowledge gained as a patient, through accessing services or as a carer to contribute to health and social care work.
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Lived experience articles and practical guides
Clear explanations and practical guidance on Expert by Experience roles, co-production, advisory boards, service review and lived experience involvement in health and social care.
What does good lived experience involvement look like?
Good lived experience involvement has a clear purpose, starts early, supports people to contribute and gives organisations a route to use what they hear.
Read the guideCo-production, consultation and engagement: what is the difference?
Understand the difference between consultation, engagement, co-design and co-production, and choose the form of lived experience involvement that fits the work.
Read the guideHow to establish a lived experience advisory board
A practical guide to defining the purpose, membership, meetings, governance and follow-up needed for a useful lived experience advisory board.
Read the guideHow Experts by Experience contribute to service review and improvement
Learn how Experts by Experience can add patient and/or carer insight to service visits, feedback, review activity and practical improvement work.
Read the guideHow to support and supervise Experts by Experience ethically
Practical guidance on role design, preparation, boundaries, supervision and wellbeing when Experts by Experience work with health and social care organisations.
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