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We also developed new opportunities for lived experience
This was one of the
best training sessions I have
attended. The session was
engaging, accessible and
brought the subject to life
through lived experience.
It challenged my thinking
and gave me a much deeper
understanding of how to
provide better support.”
leadership through Active Prospects Ambassadors. The
Ambassador model is helping create clearer routes for
people we support to contribute to quality checking,
feedback sessions, policy development, accessible
information, service reviews and strategic input to
the work of the Board. During the year, we introduced
participation and recognition guidance to support fair,
consistent and transparent involvement. This is an
important step in ensuring that people’s time, ideas and
expertise are valued, while maintaining clear safeguards
and inclusive practice.
Our commitment to lived experience is also creating paid
and purposeful opportunities. Across Active Prospects and
GP participant in OMMT training
our wider projects, more than 50 paid roles have been
created for people with lived experience, including as
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) co-trainers,
quality checkers and peer contributors. These roles ensure
The lived experience
trainers shared powerful
insights that were both
informative and thoughtprovoking. The session was
delivered in a friendly and
supportive way, and will have
a lasting impact on how I
approach my work.”
GP participant in OMMT training
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people are not only consulted, but are recognised and
rewarded for their expertise, helping to shift power and
improve practice across health and social care.
