Yellow Wood – working with Clarendon Medical Practice

Yellow Wood are a collective of professionals in Derry who in partnership with social work colleagues, tried out a more holistic and empowering way of approaching wellbeing with a group of patients at Clarendon Medical. Together with patients, they have been co-designing and co-delivering a range of well-being initiatives, including establishing a patient committee to enable patients at the surgery to have a greater voice. They have been supporting group members to discover their own strength and capabilities, leading to an improved sense of self, agency and mental wellbeing. Most recently they have been developing a Zine which explains the approach they have taken to share their learning more widely.

You can see their Zine here.

Through their Evidence Building Grant, they want to embed the patient committee and principles of co-production at the GP surgery. They also want to reflect more deeply on what has contributed to the strong relationships and positive impacts that have been created through their work so far. They’ll be working alongside a new researcher to help draw out their reflections. They also want to use what they’re learning to help shape healthcare more broadly, including the way practitioners in social work are taught.