This looks to be an interesting initiative:
The Oxfordshire Care Co-op Pilot aims to understand and test how co-operative and co-produced models and approaches can fill gaps in the current market and solve challenges in the Adult Social Care sector in Oxfordshire and create more ownership and voice for both care workers and care users. The year long project will involve:
- Phase 1: Conducting participatory community research with those with lived experience of care and other key stakeholders working in the sector to contribute to mapping a baseline priorities and needs assessment. This will help us design the business with co-production at its heart.
- Phase 2: Recruiting potential members and starting the process of setting up a new “pilot” care business using the co-operative model.
Full details can be found here:
The project has been funded by Oxfordshire County Council and is being delivered by a partnership including: African Families in the UK, Community Catalysts, Co-operative Futures, Oxford Community Action and Prof Maria Daskalaki, Professor in Organisation Studies, Oxford Brookes University. The project is also supported by Owned By Oxford.