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    Selected work across health, social care, and community sectors—demonstrating rigour, participation, and real outcomes.

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    CompletedHealth inequalitiesLondon

    Health Equity in Primary Care

    Focus

    Understanding barriers to primary care access among marginalised communities across three London boroughs.

    Who was engaged

    Community researchers, patients from underserved communities, GP practices, CCG commissioners.

    What was delivered

    15% increase in patient engagement among target populations. Recommendations adopted by CCG.

    Mixed methodsCommunity research

    Key learning

    Early engagement with community leaders was critical to building trust and recruitment success.

    CompletedMaternal healthLondon

    Maternal Voices London

    Focus

    Amplifying the experiences of Black mothers in maternity services to inform service improvement.

    Who was engaged

    Black mothers as peer researchers, 50+ women across maternity pathways, NHS trust staff.

    What was delivered

    Policy recommendations adopted by 3 NHS trusts. Training programme developed for frontline staff.

    QualitativeCommunity research

    Key learning

    Peer researchers enabled depth of sharing not possible with external interviewers.

    CompletedYouth and community wellbeingLondon

    Youth Wellbeing Framework

    Focus

    This framework was co-designed with young people aged 18–26 in Brixton, London, to explore how wellbeing is understood, supported, and made meaningful within local community contexts.

    Who was engaged

    Youth advisory group, young people aged 18–26 in Brixton, local youth organisations.

    What was delivered

    Framework now used across 12 youth organisations. Published as open-source toolkit.

    Co-designMixed methods

    Key learning

    Young people valued process and relationships as much as the final framework.

    CompletedTrust and engagementLondon

    Medical Scepticism as Institutional Feedback

    Focus

    This project explored medical scepticism as a form of institutional feedback, examining how lived experience, historic mistrust, and structural inequality shape relationships with health systems.

    Who was engaged

    Diverse communities with historic mistrust, frontline staff, health system leaders.

    What was delivered

    Training programme developed for frontline staff. Learning report published.

    QualitativeEvaluation

    Key learning

    Scepticism is not a barrier to overcome but evidence of institutional failure to learn from.

    PlannedMental healthNorth West

    Mental Health in Communities

    Focus

    Evaluating community mental health initiatives through a culturally grounded lens.

    Who was engaged

    Service users as co-evaluators, community mental health providers, commissioners.

    Expected outcome

    Evaluation framework in development. Programme to begin Q2 2026.

    Participatory evaluationQualitative

    Key learning

    Community ownership of mental health initiatives is central to sustained engagement.

    PlannedSystems changeNational

    Systems Change Partnership

    Focus

    Tracking how power shifts through a multi-agency collaboration focused on reducing inequalities.

    Who was engaged

    Multi-agency partnership members, community representatives, policy leads.

    Expected outcome

    Longitudinal evaluation to begin Q2 2026. Framework for tracking power shifts in development.

    Process evaluationQualitative

    Key learning

    Power shifts are often invisible to those in power—external observation will be valuable.

    PlannedHealth inequalitiesLondon

    Food Systems and Community Health

    Focus

    This planned programme will explore food access, affordability, and nutritional inequality as lived realities, positioning community insight as essential evidence for shaping healthier, more equitable local systems.

    Who was engaged

    Community researchers, local residents, food providers, public health commissioners.

    Expected outcome

    Programme design in development. Community engagement to begin Q3 2026.

    Community researchQualitative

    Key learning

    Forthcoming—community-led evidence will shape programme design and evaluation.

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