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Vanessa Bennett

@nessbennett.bsky.social

Creating safe, #compassionate spaces & partnership approaches to support change #psychology, #psychiatry #coproduction, #Involvement, #Health #Social research #ethics #evaluation #youngpeople PPIE specialist/Patient Partner/Med Comms

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Whoa😲 "DHSC is standing down the NIHR Maximising Impact and Public Partnership contract. Teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre and wider NIHR community will continue to embed Impact and Inclusion into everything they do":
www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/wha...

#PPI #PublicInvolvement

15.01.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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A Co‐production Evaluation Tool Informed by Co‐production Workshops for Use in Evidence Synthesis Contexts Aim We aimed to co-produce a tool for evaluating co-production within evidence syntheses. Background Participatory approaches are recommended to enhance the salience and quality of evidence synthe...

Great to see our first paper from this study out now!
Hopefully more coming on this…

β€œA Co‐production Evaluation Tool Informed by Co‐production Workshops for Use in Evidence Synthesis Contexts”

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

09.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MHP PPIE Steering Group: from the ground up | Mental health platform Susannah Strong is PPIE coordinator for the MHP. Picking up where Vanessa Pinfold’s blog Lived experience at the heart closes, Susannah tells us about the work which the MHP Steering Group has…

πŸ“’ New blog alert!

MHP PPIE Coordinator Susannah Strong shares how the MHP PPIE Steering Group grew from the ground up and what it’s achieved in its first year.

Read here: www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/blog/mhp-ppi...

#PPIE #MentalHealthResearch #LivedExperience

01.12.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New Project β€” VOCAL Collective

Do take a look at this opportunity if you have:
*Lived/living experience of suicidal distress or self-harm/self-injury
*Some experience in research e.g. in public involvement or as a lived experience/peer researcher

Expression of interest form on website

www.vocalcollective.org.uk/new-project

05.12.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Painting with different bands of colour starting with intense dark blue at the top with lighter blue highlights fading to turquoise gradient. A band of yellows and reds cuts across the middle of the turquoise gradient. The lower third of the painting includes a band of greys and white gradually blending into a band of greens and gold.

Painting with different bands of colour starting with intense dark blue at the top with lighter blue highlights fading to turquoise gradient. A band of yellows and reds cuts across the middle of the turquoise gradient. The lower third of the painting includes a band of greys and white gradually blending into a band of greens and gold.

Latest abstract painting… Ambivalence

#art #bskyart #abstract #painting #compassion

26.11.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great experience trying out Ripple Effect mapping to explore the impacts of our work and connections made!
Such a fantastic opportunity in person to build our relationships and make evaluation fun! Thanks to all πŸ™‚

10.10.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of a beach and sea in Cornwall

Painting of a beach and sea in Cornwall

Thought I’d pop a painting here that feels a little more at peace than the world around… few more on insta at @mindful.nessart

01.10.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit the FDA panel on antidpressants seems wild to me. I am not an expert, but apparently depression is a useless term and that is preventing us from feeling emotional distress. We should experience everything as a signal and learn to pay attention to it.

21.07.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1122    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 115

Here is my live posting on the FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy

21.07.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Co-producing together: reflections on joining a team to co-produce an evaluation workshop | Co-Production Collective

In our latest blog, Tracy Hyman reflects on her involvement in co-producing a workshop aimed at exploring evaluation methods for various projects.

Read the full blog to learn more: www.coproductioncollective.co.uk/news/co-prod...

#coproduction #livedexperience #engagement

17.06.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This resource pools learnings and reflections, and offers probing questions, from 8 teams around what they reported the conditions for good co-production are - we captured negative as well as positive experiences!
#coproduction #involvement #evaluation #reflective

04.06.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the most important principles needed in co-production πŸ‘‡

04.06.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Measuring Compassion Healthcare in Action- The CHIA Study. Measuring Compassion Healthcare in Action- The CHIA Study.

Just popping up to share this again - do you have 15 mins free to complete some online questionnaires and help us to finally validate this new measure of compassionate healthcare in action? Shopping vouchers to win and also our eternal gratitude πŸ™πŸ» uniofbath.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

30.05.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Lucy!

28.05.2025 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So much good work on Co-production to digest here - what an amazing collection of learning and resources @coprocollective.bsky.social @nessbennett.bsky.social

27.05.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant to see this finally out.

Exploring conditions for co-production in all its complexity and evaluation in the context of co-production!
Lots of amazing partners and 8 project teams involved!

20.05.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting article: β€˜digital storytelling presents an opportunity for researchers to engage in a different kind of knowledge exchange’

28.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.

The most cited papers of the 21st century, including @vicclarke.bsky.social and @ginnybraun.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
As they told us in this 2021 interview, 'thematic analysis has travelled to places we've never heard of'!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

15.04.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Nominate people and organisations for inclusion in this new starter pack go.bsky.app/MqQhENQ #philsky #edusky

04.04.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 2

There is still time to apply for our Co-Production Partnership Manager position.

Read our blog below to find out more: www.coproductioncollective.co.uk/news/job-opp...

03.04.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very kind thanks Louca-Mai - tough - great teams to leave!

31.03.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great #CoProduction Partnerships Manager role with the fab @coprocollective.bsky.social - though replacing @nessbennett.bsky.social will be some big shoes to fill πŸ‘žπŸ˜„

31.03.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
This image depicts a yellow piece of paper with letters cut out of it, reading "join us". The paper is on a green background.

This image depicts a yellow piece of paper with letters cut out of it, reading "join us". The paper is on a green background.

Co-Production Collective is looking for someone to manage our projects with partners. If you are interested in co-production in research, policy and service development, we would like to hear from you!

Find out more about the role and how to apply in our blog: shorturl.at/AAPln

#coproduction

25.03.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Painting called 'Hope' with concentric circles of different colours painted with a knife - colours from outside to centre are: turquoise, bronze metallic, blue, flashes of orange and pale blue, different reds and pinks, fluorescent yellow and bright green in the centre

Painting called 'Hope' with concentric circles of different colours painted with a knife - colours from outside to centre are: turquoise, bronze metallic, blue, flashes of orange and pale blue, different reds and pinks, fluorescent yellow and bright green in the centre

Drop me a message to arrange a chat or for copy of CV and keep me in mind when planning 😊

11.03.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Flexible and open to exploring new opportunities:
Public Involvement, co-production, researcher & evaluation specialist: Associate, Consultant, Coach, Partner, Facilitator
...Freelance, contract, permanent

…and what you need to get the job done with integrity, quality, creativity and compassion!

11.03.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to put all my learnings, skills and experience from working across different sectors – research, third sector and healthcare communications – into good practice!

11.03.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£After almost 3 years with wonderful colleagues at @coprocollective.bsky.social, I’m looking for opportunities for a different challenge – β€˜change-making’ in a new role – from May 1st.
(few things to finish off first!)
More about meπŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
#coproduction #involvement #youngpeople #research #facilitation

11.03.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber, writes Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith

07.03.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
Painting: Guide from Beyond - Hope

Painting: Guide from Beyond - Hope

Mother-daughter co-production❣️
Young people curate SM best - music, words, sentiments!
More to add...

www.instagram.com/mindful.ness...

#soothing #mindfulart #madart #art #collaboration #coproduction #mentalhealthmatters #involveyoungpeople

05.03.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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