Considering the realities and constraints in co-producing research

Discussion on this academic paper:

Allen et al. (2018) Participatory research meets validated outcome measures: Tensions in the co‐production of social care evaluation DOI: 10.1111/spol.12468 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/spol.12468

Methods outline: This is a discussion of an Economic and Social Research Council-funded research project in which the collaborators sought to co-produce evidence about the relationship between the size of organisations and their performance in adult social care. With the ethos of co-producing research, eighteen people with lived experience of care (older people, people with learning disabilities who used social care and carers of people using services) were recruited as co-researchers.

For the results and conclusions, strengths and limitations, and implications, read Mike Clark’s analysis here: https://www.nationalelfservice.net/social-care/coproduction/considering-the-realities-of-and-constraints-to-coproducing-research/