On a closer read there are some useful ideas in there for countering the personalisation scam (individual market-based 'solutions'), although I think it is naive about the production and reproduction of social life and the term 'core economy' is just lifeworld by another name. Annie Mitchell wrote: > > Hi Jacqui, > > Thanks for alerting us tot his; very interesting and lots in here that > resonate with community psychology and deep reasons for promoting > participation/ involvement. > > Though as well there are some aspects some of us might take issue > with: it’s a bit naïve perhaps around power: for example I am a bit > suspicious of the Expert Patient approach – which, while on the face > of it is about “empowering “ people with long term health conditions > is actually very much an individualistic expert-centred approach which > could, unchecked, lead further along the victim-blaming line – doesn’t > pay much attention that I can see to poverty/ social exclusion as > determinants/ perpetuators of long –term distress. > > Annie > > Annie Mitchell > > Clinical Director, > > Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, > > School of Applied Psychosocial Studies, > > Faculty of Health and Social Work, > > University of Plymouth, > > Peninsula Allied Health Collaboration, > > Derriford Road, > > Plymouth, > > Devon > > PL6 8BH > > Phone Programme Administrators: > Jane Murch, Emma Hellingsworth > > 01752 233786 > > Please note I work 3 days per week: > > usually Monday, Tuesday & /either /Wednesday /or /Thursday. > > *From:* The UK Community Psychology Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *jacqui lovell > *Sent:* 04 October 2008 14:07 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] FW: CHAIN targeted message: Upates for > the Patient & Public Involvement sub-group (target group: England,PPI > s/g; N=1076) > > Please see below for a link to an excellent publication from the New > Economics Foundation about Co-production. You will need to register on > the website to download it but I think it is definitely worth the effort! > Jacqui L > > From: [log in to unmask] > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: FW: CHAIN targeted message: Upates for the Patient & Public > Involvement sub-group (target group: England,PPI s/g; N=1076) > Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:52:00 +0200 > > ADD NEF WEBSITE TO MY FAVOURITES! > > > > ************************************************************************ > > Notice to CHAIN members: To help us keep your record up-to-dateplease > let us know when your details change - for examples when you move to > anew job or change address. Thank you. > > ************************************************************************ > > *Dear CHAIN member,* > > Co-facilitatorsof the PPI sub-group Tris Benedict Taylor and Paul > Gardner have asked us tocirculate the following information to members > of the sub-group: > > Tris thought you might be interested in the followingpublication. > Earlier this year the New Economics Foundation published > 'Co-production:A Manifesto for growing the core economy,' worth a look > if you are interestedin the underlying debate about why involvement > agenda exists. Here's asample quote: 'The point is not to consult > more, or involve people more indecisions; it is to encourage them to > use the human skills and experience theyhave to help deliver public or > voluntary services.' You'll need toregister (free) to download it: > http://tinyurl.com/4kft32* * > > * * > > Paulwould like to draw your attention to the latest Newsletter > (September 2008issue) from Picker Institute Europe. > > http://www.pickereurope.org/Filestore/Bulletin/September_2008_web.htm > <http://xml/deref?link=http://www.pickereurope.org/Filestore/Bulletin/September_2008_web.htm> > > > Sam Hudson, from the NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement,would > like to draw your attention to the following Pharmacy Consultation > eventfor Patients and Public on 8^th October. > > PharmacyWhite Paper - Public and Patient Consultation Event. Your > views welcomed. > > Aspart of a national consultation exercise on the Pharmacy White > Paper, TheDepartment of Health is hosting a half day event for > patients and the public atthe London Business Design Centre on > Wednesday, October 8th. > > TheDepartment would like to hear the views of patients and the public > on twoimportant elements of the White Paper Consultation - how to > address the issuesaround doctors who dispense medicines and 100 hours > per week pharmacies. > > Ifyou could make the journey at such short notice, the event starts at > 10am andends at 1.30. Lunch will be provided and you will be able to > claim back yourtravel costs. > > Detailsof the event, the venue and booking instructions can be found > here: > > http://www.pcc.nhs.uk/events/all/948 > > Fulldetails of the consultation can be found on the DH site here: > > http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_087324 > > Pleasepass on this message as appropriate. Thank you. > > Regards, > > Wendy Zhou > > CHAIN Manager > > *Links* to useful web resources forCHAIN subgroups: > http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/subgroup_resources.html > <http://xml/deref?link=http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/subgroup_resources.html> > > > *CHAIN* - Contact, Help, Advice and Information Network - an online > networkfor people working in health and social care. It is based > around specificareas of interest, and gives people a simple and > informal way of contactingeach other to exchange ideas and share > knowledge. For more information onCHAIN and joining the network please > visit website: http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html > <http://xml/deref?link=http://chain.ulcc.ac.uk/chain/index.html> > > Try Facebook in Windows Live Messenger! Try it Now! > <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354030/direct/01/> > > ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion > list for community psychology in the UK. 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