Guide to co-production for lived experience experts

Adult Social Care (ASC) at Surrey County Council (SCC) has published a Guide to co-production for lived experience experts:

It provides information about how local people with lived experience of care and support needs can get involved in co-production activities jointly with professionals to plan, deliver and monitor support and services together.

To help people use the guide more easily, it contains a number of key sections such as:

• What is co-production?
• How will I be supported?
• How will I be rewarded
• Why should I get involved with co-production activities?
• Common questions/what to expect when working on an activity
• How do I get involved?

The Guide to co-production for lived experience experts is also available to download in the following formats:

• Easy Read – Adult-Social-Care-Co-production-Guide-2025-Easy-Read.pdf
• Large Print – Adult-Social-Care-Co-production-Guide-2025-Large-Print.pdf
• Digitally (Screen Reader) Accessible – Adult-Social-Care-Co-production-Guide-2025-Screen-Reader-Accessible.docx

This guidance has been co-produced with members of a Co-production Working Group and Surrey Coalition of Disabled People. The Easy Read version of this guide has been co-produced with the ‘Get it Right!’ Group.

To request the information in another format including hard copy or for any questions:

• Telephone: 01483 456558
• Text (SMS): 0790 867 1402
• Email: coproduction.asc@surreycc.gov.uk