Whether you are new to co‑production or already working in a co‑produced way, the ICB Co‑production Toolkit brings together practical information, learning and resources to support equal‑partnership working.
The Toolkit complements our wider co‑production pages, including What is co‑production, Co‑production in Action, and the ICB Co‑production Strategy, helping you understand our approach and put co‑production into practice.
It includes a mix of written resources, external videos and reflective thinking points to support co‑production across groups, projects and programmes.
Further learning and additional resources are also available via the NHS Futures platform for lived experience partners and people working in or for health, social care and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. You can request access to the platform by emailing the ICB’s Co-production Team at nnicb-nn.icbcoproductionteam@nhs.net.
How to co-produce
The short films below show co‑production in action, followed by practical resources and tools you can use to support co‑production in your own work.
Co‑production happens through everyday actions, behaviours and decisions. The resources below provide practical tools and guidance to help you work in meaningful partnership with people and communities, supporting inclusive and effective co‑production in practice.
Involving different people
The resources below help teams involve different people and communities in co‑production, recognising inequality, reducing barriers, and supporting meaningful participation.
Accessibility approaches
Accessible information is information that can be easily read and understood by anyone.
For coproduction to work, it is important you share information and communicate in a way that works for the people you are communicating with.
Mencap: Making Information Accessible
In this short film, volunteers from the project Getting It Right – From The Start talk about easy read. They share some of the guidelines you should follow when creating easy read documents for people with a learning disability.
Measuring the impact
Measuring the impact of co‑production helps us understand what difference it makes, learn from lived experience, and hold the system to account for meaningful partnership.
Core skills for meaningful co‑production
These skills support the values and principles set out in our Co‑production Framework, helping people work together as equal partners, build trust, and ensure lived experience is recognised as expertise.
Active Listening
Facilitation skills
