People who draw on care and support, family members, and frontline care staff should be involved in decisions about how digital technology is chosen, designed, used and reviewed. The same is true for how data is collected, shared and used.
Throughout July, we will be considering what this means in practice.
Articles
Digital Care in Focus: July puts co-production centre stage – 2 July 2026
Digital transformation can sometimes sound like it is all about systems, suppliers, strategy and scale. But in social care, it should always start with people. Who gets a say in what is designed? Who helps decide what works? Who is listened to when technology changes the way care is delivered?
Effective digital transformation does not start with technology. It starts with the people who will live with it, work with it and feel its impact every day.
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Co-production in Digital Care: Putting People in Control – 9 July 2026
This webinar will explore how organisations across adult social care are using co-production to shape digital services, data use and innovation alongside the people most affected by them.
The discussion will focus on a critical question: Who gets to influence how digital data is collected, used and acted on in adult social care?
Press coverage
If a digital project fails, it is rarely because the technology did not work. More often, it is because the solution did not reflect the realities of the people expected to use it or benefit from it. We often describe co-production with people drawing on care, carers and care workers as the right thing to do. It is. But it also makes good business sense.
Case Study
AI in Care Alliance: co-production and the future of AI in social care
The AI in Care Alliance brings together partners from across adult social care, academia, the technology industry, and policy to explore how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly, ethically and meaningfully in care. The Alliance places co-production at the heart of its work, ensuring that people drawing on care and support, providers, care workers, and technology experts all have a voice in shaping how AI is developed, tested and implemented, and that the solutions are practical and usable.
