This paper is intended to help local authorities and providers of care and support to think through what market-shaping means in terms of people who purchase their own care and support. It explores what commissioners, social workers (or those involved in the assessment, support planning and review process) and providers can do to understand and shape the market so that the needs of people who purchase services can be met and they are able to make informed decisions about their care.
IPC worked with Norfolk County Council for three years to evaluate their model of support for unpaid carers; the executive summary of our report is now available.
One in three parents at risk of having their babies removed from their care have learning disabilities or difficulties – often not identified until court.
Ten years after the Care Act was passed, with considerable hopes and expectations for a major change in approach and a greater emphasis on rights, IPC Visiting Research Fellow Dr Melanie Henwood considers what has been achieved for carers.
Good working relationships between commissioning and care provider organisations are crucial. In this briefing paper, we explore the importance of working relationships and trust by firstly revisiting a paper we wrote in 2009, Perspectives on Market Facilitation.
In this discussion paper we consider why policy makers and local partners should do more to support and encourage care providers, and the wider care provider sector, to take on a more proactive leadership role in relation to adult safeguarding.
Findings from a review undertaken at IPC distil the research evidence to explore ‘what good looks like’ in supporting people living with dementia. Understanding the evidence is essential if people’s quality of life is to be maximised.
This guide outlines why co-production is important and the benefits it can bring us, as well as describing case study examples of co-production across the South East of England.
This report for the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care presents findings from the pilot evaluation of the Thriving Babies: Confident Parents (TBCP) programme, an early help initiative designed and delivered in multi-agency partnership.
IPC worked with Norfolk County Council for three years to evaluate their model of support for unpaid carers; the executive summary of our report is now available.
One in three parents at risk of having their babies removed from their care have learning disabilities or difficulties – often not identified until court.
Ten years after the Care Act was passed, with considerable hopes and expectations for a major change in approach and a greater emphasis on rights, IPC Visiting Research Fellow Dr Melanie Henwood considers what has been achieved for carers.
Good working relationships between commissioning and care provider organisations are crucial. In this briefing paper, we explore the importance of working relationships and trust by firstly revisiting a paper we wrote in 2009, Perspectives on Market Facilitation.
In this discussion paper we consider why policy makers and local partners should do more to support and encourage care providers, and the wider care provider sector, to take on a more proactive leadership role in relation to adult safeguarding.
Findings from a review undertaken at IPC distil the research evidence to explore ‘what good looks like’ in supporting people living with dementia. Understanding the evidence is essential if people’s quality of life is to be maximised.
This guide outlines why co-production is important and the benefits it can bring us, as well as describing case study examples of co-production across the South East of England.
This report for the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care presents findings from the pilot evaluation of the Thriving Babies: Confident Parents (TBCP) programme, an early help initiative designed and delivered in multi-agency partnership.
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