Background and Context Academic research is struggling and been slow off the mark to appropriately capture the voices of those who are largely voiceless. Research therefore requires better future proofing and increased incorporation of cultural knowledge ownership. This is where Centric has impacted and provided considerable change and given the new landscape, this is important… Continue reading The Seven Rules for Highly Effective Community Researchers
Introduction (by Dr Shaun Danquah) My first experience of rethinking governance came during the New Deal for Communities initiative (NDC) in 2005, introduced by New Labour in 1998. At this point, funding was allocated to organisations but not necessarily to communities. Traditional governance is not always equitable when it comes to race. Communities were not… Continue reading A Community Approach to Rethinking Governance
It’s safe to say our focus group at Brixton Impact Hub on Thursday 5th of May was a complete success and has invigorated everyone further to ensure this is just the start of genuine change and innovation. We were able to meet and engage with 20 black youths, aged 18-30 years, to uncover some of… Continue reading ‘Feedback Thursday’ – Young people, unemployment and isolation
Historically, health research has not considered the experiences of black people and people from other minority ethnic groups, leading to inequitable health insights. At the start of the pandemic, Shaun Danquah and Paul Addae resolved to address this issue. Their aim, in partnership with Impact On Urban Health, was to describe how community research could… Continue reading History and Methods of Community Research – A Literature Review
We are pleased to announce we are working with Lambeth Together-Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Delivery Alliance on an important piece of work on loneliness and employment among young black people. There have been issues in the post-pandemic landscape regarding the uncertainty, lack of career aspiration and increased aspersion to regular employment, feeding into wider apathy around… Continue reading Exploring Social Isolation and Employment Among Young People In Lower Income Communities
My experience working in the NHS gave me an understanding and respect for mainstream healthcare to some extent. I have been able to translate medical insights into the knowledge gaps within the NHS directly into my work with Centric. More importantly, I have been able to do this via our Health Activism project. We have… Continue reading Shifting Power and Individual Agency in Urban Healthcare
Early Summer, 2021. I was penning down my proposal for my Master’s Thesis in a clouded state of mind. I could not help but be anxious and worried for the well-being and safety of friends and family, back home in India, who were in the midst of a deadly second wave of COVID-19; possibly one… Continue reading INTERIM Project – Helping Patients Awaiting Surgery
Our medical scepticism project revealed that many individuals in deprived communities have serious reservations about established mainstream healthcare services and professionals. This has raised the issue of how communities can play more of an active role in their own healthcare, whether via becoming more responsible for their health and wellbeing, patient-led initiatives, co-designed treatment plans… Continue reading Urban Innovation and the Future of Healthcare
The 2020s are here in the most unexpected fashion; a global pandemic arrived, bringing a subsequent reliance on technology making the world increasingly remote. Human connection is at a premium and the importance of technology has reached a new level. Our recent ‘Race & Reflectivity’ sessions focussed on this topic, addressing corporate social responsibility and… Continue reading Race and Reflectivity Sessions
Centric comprises people with lived experience and upholds a collaborative research ethos for working in partnership with marginalised communities to co-design interventions and services which can minimise risks and offer tangible and innovative solutions in healthcare. Marginalised patient groups are particularly vulnerable to experiencing a variety of patient safety issues which indicate the gaps… Continue reading Marginalisation, Healthcare and Distrust – New Approaches for Supporting Local Authorities
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