This interactive workshop will shine a spotlight on the power of local collaboration in delivering preventative and sustainable models of care that are rooted in community need and voice.

Through a series of case studies and real-life examples, attendees will explore how RPB-funded initiatives are enabling partnerships between statutory services, the third sector, and local people to co-design and deliver services that improve well-being to reduce demand on acute services, and build long-term resilience.

The session will feature voices from community organisations, frontline staff, individuals with lived experience and Citizens, offering an inspiring look at what’s possible when communities are empowered to shape their own support. From social prescribing and integrated community hubs to volunteer-led outreach and culturally sensitive services, this workshop will showcase what’s working—and what’s next, In addition to common principles and learnings that can enable scaling of similar work.

Delegates will have the opportunity to reflect on how these models can be scaled, adapted, or supported in their own areas of work, and contribute to a wider conversation about the role of community in the future of care.

The workshop will be facilitated by Versha Sood, Improvement and Development Manager for Dementia, Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board and Lani Tucker, Health and Social Care Facilitator, Glamorgan Voluntary Services, along with social prescribing colleagues and partners from the Dementia Friendly and Carer Friendly Networks.