Lived Experience Network

Providing another LENs into health and social care services

Experts by Experience

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Peer support

Our Experts by experience are trained in peer support and can provide assistance with recovery colleges and recovery oriented practices across the sector.

Our Experts by Experience are trained in peer support and can provide assistance with recovery colleges and recovery oriented practices across the sector.

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Diverse experiences

We have a team of over 40 Experts by Experience nationally with a broad range of lived and learnt experience from a variety of service lines.

We have a team of over 40 Experts by Experience nationally with a broad range of lived and learnt experience from a variety of service lines.

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Co-production

Co-production is at the heart of everything we advocate for at LENs and our team of dedicated experts by experience are both trained and experienced in supporting a culture that embraces co-production.

Co-production is at the heart of everything we advocate for at LENs and our team of dedicated Experts by Experience are both trained and experienced in supporting a culture that embraces co-production.

Who we are

How we make a difference

Lived Experience Network are committed to making a difference within the mental health and social healthcare environments through our work.

Here are some of our key drivers.

National reach

We have a bank and network of EbEs that span nationwide, giving us the ability to reach all hospitals, wherever the location may be.

Local experts for local services

We have a bank and network of EbEs that span nationwide, giving us the ability to reach all hospitals, wherever the location may be.

Real impact

We have created much-needed value to the services and hospitals we have been working with by our comprehensive reports and constructive feedback

Partnership service

We believe in working hand-in-hand with hospitals to offer a service that is well suited to their needs, therefore offering a new lens into best practices and valuable co-production.