'It's a whole cultural shift': understanding learning in cultural commissioning from a qualitative process evaluation. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: D, Crone; L, Ellis; H, Bryan; M, Pearce; J, Ford
• Is Part Of: PRACTICE. Volume 3:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 36
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Co-production -- commissioning -- arts -- health -- qualitative; Education -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Career development -- Periodicals; Professional education -- Periodicals; 378.013
• DOI: 10.1080/25783858.2019.1660497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2578-3858

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This qualitative process evaluation investigated learning from stakeholders (patient representatives, art managers/artists, clinicians and commissioners) involved in a co-produced cultural commissioning grant scheme. The scheme was devised as a mechanism to foster learning between, and within, stakeholder groups and to embed co-production in decision-making in clinical commissioning. The evaluation included respondents (n = 36) from four stakeholder groups in three sequential stages. Findings identified themes centred on outcomes, learning, co-production, and cultural and political change, specifically that stakeholder roles need to be clearly defined and understood and that co-production takes a significant time commitment. Co-production in innovative projects is both complex and challenging. However, despite this, involving stakeholders has benefits for service design and the clinical commissioning process.