Thurrock Coalition was invited by Senior Officers at Thurrock Council to look into ways of sustaining the interest and momentum behind the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, focussing upon increasing participation, inclusion and involvement in sports, activities and recreation in Thurrock for individuals of all impairment types. One of the main issues that needed to Read more about Sport For You – Action Plan, Event Report & Recommendations May 2013[…]

The “Assessments Ahead! – You Said, We Did” Follow Up Event was held in order to engage Citizens of Thurrock, carers and families and Council Officers to discuss the steps taken and progress made by Thurrock Council’s Adult Social Care Directorate, in Co-production with Thurrock Coalition since the original event held in December 2012. The Read more about Assessments Ahead! “You Said, We Did” Report & Recommendations[…]

Thurrock Coalition was recently asked by Thurrock Council to help to develop social care assessment practice through a thematic-based approach. We looked at what makes an effective and successful assessment conversation between people who use services and social care practitioners.  We ran the event to coincide with International Day of Disabled People 2012. Details can Read more about Informing Thurrock Council Adult Social Care Assessment Practice as part of the Customer Journey Workstream[…]

One of our main aims is to consult and engage with residents of Thurrock to help shape and influence Thurrock Council policies and strategies around Adult Social Care. To this end we planned and facilitated an event to gather views from individuals, parents and carers on the current provision of services for people on the Read more about Informing the Autism Strategy for Thurrock[…]

This work stream follows directly from the co-productive project undertaken by Thurrock Coalition and Thurrock Council to inform, design and develop a Workforce Strategy For Thurrock (see below). After undertaking the project focus groups (September 2011-November 2011) and subsequent follow up event (February 2012) Representatives from both Thurrock Coalition and Thurrock Council respectively wanted to Read more about Workforce Planning – Observation of Training Project[…]

Thurrock’s local compact is the agreed framework to strengthen working relations between the public, voluntary and community sectors. Thurrock Coalition’s response to the Compact Consultation document is available here

The Housing Hurdles Event was held in order engage key organisations in the Third Sector including as well as Citizens of Thurrock, and Council Officers to explore and discuss issues around housing specifically affecting disabled people in Thurrock. The issues covered included: accessibility, assessments, experiences, delays, homelessness, equipment, adaptations and priority within the allocation system.  Read more about Housing Hurdles Event Report & Recommendations – July 2012[…]

Thurrock Coalition recently ran a number of workshops consulting with young people in transition in order to inform the Thurrock Council Transition Strategy. The results, findings and recommendations are currently being collated and the full report is available here

The recent “Powerful Partnerships” event, held on 8 March looked into the importance of co-operation, co-ordination and collaboration between Adult Social Care, Health, LINk and the Partnership Boards that operate in Thurrock to highlight and discuss future plans. Thurrock Coalition has designed and developed a “Partnership Board Charter” to help to build capacity and consistency Read more about Powerful Partnerships – Partnership Board Scoping event[…]