Better Care Fund funded support for carers: understanding what works
Free workshops for policy makers and practitioners
A team of researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE), the University of York, the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University, and The King’s Fund has been exploring support for unpaid carers funded by the Better Care Fund (BCF) at local level. We are keen to share and test our initial findings and conclusions and discuss how BCF support for carers could improve outcomes and reduce inequalities, and plan to do this through two workshops.
Workshop 1: How might the Better Care Fund improve carer support?
Aim
The aim of this workshop is to sense check our findings looking at whether the BCF system is helpful in funding carer services; how it might shape carers’ services, and if it improves carers’ outcomes. We will discuss our findings of mapping the system, rationales for decisions made at national, regional and local levels, the intended outcomes, and the role of the BCF in the integrated health and care system.
Format
The workshop will be delivered online and structured around a logic model of BCF support for unpaid carers which we will use to guide the discussion around the context, inputs, mechanisms and relevant outputs and impacts. We are keen to hear participants’ reflections on our findings and to understand alternative interpretations and experiences. There will be ample opportunities for smaller group discussions to enable participation by all attendees.
Attendees
This event is aimed at policy makers and stakeholders involved in the governance and delivery of the BCF at national, regional and local level.
Presenters and facilitators
Visiting Research Fellow Melanie Henwood and IPC Consultant Agnes Turnpenny will present the workshop with colleagues from the London School of Economics: Nicola Brimblecombe, Valentina Zigante, and Magdalena Walbaum.
Date and time
16th April 2024
11.00 – 12.30
Booking
This workshop is free and we would encourage you to register early. Our Booking Form is here.
Workshop 2: What works in carer support?
Aim
The aim of this workshop is to better understand how the major types of carer support funded through the BCF operate in principle and practice. This will typically include, but not be limited to, support around discharge from hospital, carer “breaks” of various types , and carer identification. We are also interested in innovative and emerging models of support that may be of particular value.
Format
The workshop will be delivered online and structured around the main types of carer support funded through BCF that our research identified. Following an overview of the key types, participants will be invited to share their views and discuss how different types of carer services can be helpful, or not, to unpaid carers and to better understand what the challenges and opportunities might be. We will also aim to gather information on what types of support it would be helpful to evaluate further. There will be ample opportunities for smaller group discussions to enable participation by all attendees.
Attendees
This workshop is primarily aimed at practitioners involved in the delivery of services for unpaid carers including voluntary and third sector providers, local authority and NHS stakeholders and other relevant organisations.
Presenters and facilitators
Visiting Research Fellow Melanie Henwood and IPC Consultant Agnes Turnpenny will present the workshop with colleagues from the London School of Economics: Nicola Brimblecombe, Valentina Zigante, and Magdalena Walbaum.
Date and time
17th April 2024
10.30 – 12.00
Booking
This workshop is free and we would encourage you to register early. Our Booking Form is here.