Case Studies

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Case Studies

First non-clinical leadership courses for mental health managers

In 2024, IPC was delighted to run the first non-clinical leadership courses for mental health managers. The programmes ran across three areas – South Wales, West Wales and North Wales – and welcomed students from health boards, local authorities and third sector organisations. Read feedback from one of the students and how it has helped their career progression.
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Tailored Commissioning Training and Support – Regional Adoption Agencies in England

IPC and Adoption England are working in partnership to implement consistent good commissioning practice across the Adoption Support ecosystem. We have tailored our established and highly reputable Strategic Commissioning Training Programmes to meet the specific learning and development needs of those responsible for arranging and managing the commissioning of adoption support services and therapies across England.
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‘Leading from the middle.’ A learning and development hub for council employed middle leaders in adult social care

In 2025, Partners in Care and Health (PCH) commissioned IPC to co-design a learning and development hub and suite of resources that focussed on middle leaders in adult social care to help them grow and thrive in their role as leaders.
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Commissioning workforce development programme

IPC is a key delivery partner for a three-year commissioning workforce development programme in an English county local authority. The programme launched in January 2024, with the aim to deliver a directorate wide training programme that focussed on excellent commissioning skills. This is being delivered to the People’s Directorate which includes adult services, children services, public health and communities.
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The creation of a co-production strategy – known as the Working Together Plan

In 2023, IPC in partnership with Swindon Borough Council, set out to create a Co-Production Strategy - entitled the Working Together Plan - that would outline the Council's ambition to deliver best practice in adult services. This 5 year plan has identified specific and realistic actions to be achieved across Swindon Council.
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The use of evidence in commissioning children’s services

In 2023 we were commissioned by Foundations to carry out research to increase understanding of how evidence is used in commissioning, service design and the development of practice models to support children and families. Foundations are responsible for developing Practice Guides to support the implementation of the former Government’s National Children's Social Care Framework. The findings from this research project have helped to ensure that the Guides are relevant and useful for the sector .
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Improving data and cyber security in adult social care

The Care Provider Alliance, Local Government Association and NHSX, commissioned us to support the adult social care provider sector to improve data and cyber security as part of a national programme
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Integrating services to create Intermediate Care Southwark

We co-developed a programme that led to the creation of a new integrated service - Intermediate Care Southwark – cited as an example of “Outstanding Practice” by the Care Quality Commission
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Understanding the health and social care needs of older merchant navy veterans

Seafarers UK commissioned us as Academic Partner to undertake a three-year programme of research to improve our understanding of the UK’s merchant navy veteran community, their conflict experiences and their health and social care needs and how these are currently being met
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Bespoke leadership development programme for children’s services

A shire county children's services had recently had a poor Ofsted inspection and as part of a package of improvement measures asked us to design and deliver a bespoke leadership programme for all senior and team managers
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Review of domestic abuse and sexual violence support services

In 2020 Wiltshire Council commissioned us to undertake an independent review of domestic abuse and sexual violence support services before and during the Covid pandemic
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Supporting a metropolitan borough to develop its commissioning function

Changes to the commissioning team and a challenging public care agenda prompted Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council to form an Academic Partnership with us
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