The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice by Peter Beresford OBE draws on multidisciplinary research evidence and first-hand experience to understand how lived experience can be harnessed to support the development of health and care policy and practice.
Supported by NIHR ARC East of England, The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice explores the ways that lived experience in policy and research is evolving and how it has influenced health and care developments.
Drawing on the work from Peter Beresford’s previous book, The Future of Social Care, The Antidote explains how politics and social movements can create community connection and transform society. It deals with the issue of participation in shaping responsive services and offers practical strategies for embedding diversity in research and service development, ensuring that people’s lived experiences inform the decisions that affect their lives. The book provides evidence for policymakers, educators, researchers, practitioners, learners and service users, and patients to demonstrate how people-powered movements have been vital in shaping policy. It also offers ways to effectively engage with communities, in particular marginalised populations.
“If you want to challenge the barriers that can get in the way of more empowering and inclusive policy and services, then this book has been written to offer you a straightforward and accessible route map.”
Peter Beresford, ARC East of England researcher and author
Published by the University of Bristol Press, The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice by Peter Beresford can be purchased at local bookshops, Amazon or via the University of Bristol Press.