For the past decade there has been a constant cry from the adult social care sector that it is underfunded and that it is on the brink of collapse. This discussion paper by Visiting Professor John Bolton looks at how councils have avoided the predicted collapse over the period of austerity and explores new problems that have emerged during the Covid 19 pandemic. How can the care provider sector survive after the pandemic?
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.
This document summarises findings from the 3-year evaluation of the adoption support fund. The adoption support fund was established to meet the therapeutic needs of children who left care through adoption or a special guardianship order.
This report is part of our 3-year evaluation of the Support Fund (ASF) during 2018-2021. It provides findings from the final survey of families whose children received therapeutic support.
This report from IPC and Marie Curie considers the importance of high quality palliative and end of life support in place-based care.
In 2022 IPC worked with the West Wales Care Partnership to produce a statutory required Market Stability Report (MSR) covering Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire County Councils, and Hywel Dda Health Board.
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.
This document summarises findings from the 3-year evaluation of the adoption support fund. The adoption support fund was established to meet the therapeutic needs of children who left care through adoption or a special guardianship order.
This report is part of our 3-year evaluation of the Support Fund (ASF) during 2018-2021. It provides findings from the final survey of families whose children received therapeutic support.
This report from IPC and Marie Curie considers the importance of high quality palliative and end of life support in place-based care.
In 2022 IPC worked with the West Wales Care Partnership to produce a statutory required Market Stability Report (MSR) covering Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire County Councils, and Hywel Dda Health Board.
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