Publications
Browse IPC’s library of specialist free-to-download publications in health and social care that reflect our work and consultancy expertise in thought leadership.
Established in 1987, our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens and communities. Our unique combination of academic rigour and practical experience allows us to provide consultancy, training, evaluation and applied research that help our clients improve service delivery, develop policies and strategies, and enhance workforce skills.
We hope you find real depth and breadth in our publications, and they spark interest or help drive improvement in your organisation.
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Council Information and Advice Websites: Information Toolkit
Date: March 2015
Type: Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help councils review and adapt the front end of their website(s) so that they better comply with the Care Act and help the public understand the local care and support system. It sets out a…
A Toolkit for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Information and Advice Provision
Date: February 2015
Type: Toolkit
Consultation with councils has highlighted a need for a robust methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of information and advice services, including ways to evidence its contribution towards the prevention agenda and corresponding impact on the wider care and support system…
Cornwall Development Company care sector business and skills analysis
Date: February 2015
Type: Report
IPC undertook an analysis of businesses and skills within the care sector in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIoS) for the Cornwall Development Company (CDC).
Directory of National Information and Advice Websites
Date: January 2015
Type: Directory
To meet the requirements of the Care Act, local authorities need to provide an extensive range of information and advice, and the expectation is that this will be collated from both local and national sources. To assist with the collation…
Housing and Adult Social Care
Date: January 2015
Type: Report
A wide-ranging review of available literature from 2003 to 2015 was carried out by IPC and the Housing LIN to obtain evidence covering a range of areas: housing and prevention of the need for adult social care; housing and delaying…
UK Seafarers' Demographic Profile
Date: January 2015
Type: Report
IPC has carried out a study into the likely future care needs of former UK seafarers for the Maritime Charities Group. The UK Seafarers` Demographic Profile report has highlighted how the number of former UK seafarers continues to decline but…
Research on abuse and violence against the social care workforce - focus on personal assistants
Date: November 2014
Type:
IPC conducted a research project for Skills for Care to investigate whether workplace violence is an issue for personal assistants and what the main issues facing this group are. The report included a review of recent research, key policy and…
Supporting social care employers to prevent and manage abuse and violence toward staff
Date: November 2014
Type: Report
This study undertaken for Skills for Care investigated the extent to which the social care workforce experience different levels of abuse and violence across groups of people who receive care and support services, and whether the nature of the type…
Evaluation of Oxfordshire dementia-friendly communities project
Date: August 2014
Type:
IPC undertook a project for the Oxfordshire Dementia Challenge Group to evaluate work to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers in the county through a Dementia Friendly Communities project
Understanding the self-funding market in social care: a toolkit for commissioners
Date: July 2014
Type: Report
IPC developed a toolkit for the East Midlands region as part of the Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice (DCMQC) programme.
The basics of market facilitation
Date: June 2014
Type: Guidance
This briefing paper was produced following the `Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice` (DCMQC) programme. It outlines the basics of market facilitation and the context in which a local authority might develop a market position statement (MPS).
