Get Involved
Would you like to play an active role in helping shape the future of adult social care in Solihull? Your everyday lived experiences of adult social care services can be used to make them better.
There are a number of projects you can get involved in now - read more about them below. You can also register your interest in other topics which will come up in the future.
Join co-production group to help shape our adult social care local survey
To help us understand the views and experience of people we support and carers, we send out a survey following the completion of an assessment process. The survey asks people to rate the information they received, how they found the assessment process, how they felt about their worker, how involved they felt in the process, and how they felt about the services they received. We use the feedback to celebrate what’s working well and identify opportunities to learn and improve.
We are looking for more people to join this group so we can develop a new local survey together. The project runs from October 2025 to April 2026. The next meeting takes place on Wednesday 10 December, 10am to 12 at the Council House.
Feedback about social media campaign to promote online self-assessment
In September and October 2025 we ran a campaign on the Council’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to promote our online self-assessments and carer’s assessments.
We are planning another campaign in spring 2026 and would like to involve people who have seen the September campaign or completed an online assessment.
Please contact us at the getinvolved@solihull.gov.uk so we can tell you more.
Carers’ forum
Great news! We have reached our initial target of 50 people registering interest in the Carers' Forum. If you would like to help us improve services for family carers in Solihull, there is room in the Forum for you. You will need current experience of caring for a family member or friend.
The Carers' Forum has already been involved in the tender for our new carers' support service, helped improve our carers' webpages and suggested a new page with information about caring for someone who lives in a different borough.
To register your interest in the Carers' Forum, please complete the Help us improve services for carers form.
Partnership boards
Partnership boards bring together Solihull residents with experience and knowledge about the needs and aspirations of everyone who uses our services. The aim is to promote awareness and respect and to discover new ways to influence support. We welcome people with lived experience as active and equal partners on our partnership boards. Meetings are held at the Civic Suite, rear of Council House, Manor Square, Solihull B91 3QB.
- Carers Partnership Board meets every two months. Next meeting: Monday 1 December 2025 1-3pm.
- Autism Partnership Board meets every three months. Next meeting: Thursday 4 December 2025, 10am - 12noon.
- Learning Disability Partnership Board meets every three months. Next meeting: Thursday 11 December 2025, 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Looking ahead to 2026
Next year we will be starting new projects which include information and advice for autistic adults, planning later life events.
To get involved in these, or other projects, please join our panel of people with lived experience of care or caring. Use your expertise to shape and influence services so that they are designed and delivered to achieve the best outcomes for people.
To take part, please register your interest using the form below.
In the more information section (on the right hand side of this page) you'll find key dates, common questions and answers. And our Get Involved strategy which sets out the shared approach to adult social care we encourage you to be a part of.
Thank you for getting involved.
