In the autumn of 2018 a diverse group of Scottish Citizens gathered over three days to make recommendations on shared decision-making in health and social care. 24 people shared ideas, opinions and experiences and questioned outside ‘experts’ before attempting to reach some consensus. The Citizens Jury was facilitated by Peter Bryant and Jez Hall of Shared Future CIC. The Our Voice Citizens’ Jury on Shared Decision-making: Interim Report documents the process followed and lists, in the participants’ own words, their recommendations.
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Released in June 2017 this comprehensive guide from PB Partners lays out 10 essential actions to record, monitor and evaluate the impact of a PB programme.
Read more →This briefing has been produced in response to Scotland’s Community Choices programme and aims to support public sector organisations wishing to develop ‘mainstream’ Participatory Budgeting(PB) initiatives.
Read more →Grant making through Participatory Budgeting: A ‘How To’ Guide for Community Led Organisations and community engagement workers.
Read more →Open Space Listening Events took place as part of the West Midlands Mental Health Commission. This report is a description of those events
Read more →What do you think would make it easier to have a more responsible relationship with alcohol in Morecambe?
Read more →Reviewing the history of social movements related to the collective ownership of land, with a specific focus on Community Land Trusts (CLTs).
Read more →Alcohol harm within the Wirral had been of increasing concern to communities and public services for some time and has become a high profile media issue.
Read more →Fracking and its role in the UK is a hugely important issue for politicians grappling with the energy challenges we are faced with now and in the future. This deliberative process, facilitated by Shared Future CIC, looked at how people feel and think about Fracking when they are given an opportunity to learn more about the topic and consider and discuss the issue as part of a group.
Read more →On the 31st January 2017 the West Midlands Mental Health Commission Action Plan was launched by Norman Lamb MP. Central to the production of the action plan was the Citizen Inquiry, organised by Shared Future CIC.
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