InvolveD: Involving South Asian, Black African and African Caribbean People in Designing Better Dementia Support
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Charles Hallé Room |
Dr Karan Jutlla
Associate Professor (Reader) in Dementia Care and Inclusion
University of Wolverhampton
Emily Winnall
University of Wolverhampton
Summary
The importance of ‘place’ is increasingly recognized in local governance and policymaking, drawing attention to the social and physical fabric of people’s communities and their collective experience of their environments. Developing ‘place-based’ support involves partnership working to align the commissioning of statutory services with communities, local assets and shared understanding. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, Research for Social Care Programme, the InvolveD study explores an approach to coproducing a place-based model to improve dementia care for people from ethnic minority communities. This paper will present findings from a series of community-based participatory research (CBPR) workshops with South Asian, Black African and African Caribbean Communities in two councils of the UK: Sandwell and Wolverhampton. Sandwell and Wolverhampton are localities vibrant with ethnic minority communities and yet, they remain underrepresented in local dementia support.