Nominations are now open for Golden Key’s Great Practice Awards 2021. Do you know a person, organisation or network who is doing fantastic work to improve the lives of people with multiple disadvantage? We welcome nominations from across the city!

Jason, a member of Independent Futures, makes the case for rewarding consultants with lived experience fairly.

“Exciting and important”. Sarah O’Leary, CEO of Missing Link, reviews our report on Gender and Severe and Multiple Disadvantage.

There are gendered differences in how women experience severe and multiple disadvantage in comparison to men. Earlier this month we published a report on women’s experiences of services in Bristol.

Jason, a member of Independent Futures, talks about the importance of visual representation in the media and the world around us.

Throughout the pandemic, one of our clients has kept a diary and shared his entries with us. As his journey with Golden Key has come to an end, this is his final entry.

In this piece, John Simpson, Independent Chair of the partnership board, and Saida Bello, chair of our EDI steering group, share their reflections on the importance of diversifying a board and the benefits and challenges of doing so.

One of our clients is keeping a diary during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this latest entry, he shares his experience of the test and trace system and life in a tier 3 area.

Jason, a member of Independent Futures, our consultants with lived experience, tells us more about his personal experience of unconscious bias and issues a challenge for us all.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Golden Key Partnership has been collating and considering learning about the impact on people with complex needs, both good and bad. This resulted in the publication of a manifesto which we believe, if implemented, will result in improved services and wellbeing for our client group.

October is Black History Month and Jason, a member of Independent Futures, our consultants with lived experience, is exploring what it means and shares the stories he has picked up along the way. This week he tells us more about Mary Seacole.

One of our clients is keeping a diary during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this latest entry, he tells us more about the recovery process following a relapse.

October is Black History Month and Jason, a member of Independent Futures, our consultants with lived experience, is exploring what it means and shares the stories he has picked up along the way. Today he tells us more about the black Tudors.

October is Black History Month and Jason, a member of Independent Futures, our consultants with lived experience, is exploring what it means and shares the stories he has picked up along the way.

We are delighted to inform our partners that Amanda Deeks has been appointed as the Independent Chair of the Change for Good Steering Group with immediate effect.

One of our clients has kindly agreed to keep a diary during his COVID-19 confinement. This is his newest entry.

Golden Key has partnered with Bristol City Council and the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to launch Change for Good.

One of our clients has kindly agreed to keep a diary during his COVID-19 confinement. This is his latest entry.

Mallika is a peer mentor for Independent Futures. In this blog she shares her views and advice on domestic abuse in COVID-19 times.

Taylor Rickwood is our Project Support Officer. She started working for Golden Key on the same day our Prime Minister told the British people to work from home if they could. This is her account of what it's been like starting a new job in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.