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Blog
July 2017

Rethink questions to patients in general practice and focus more on improving primary care

The “Friends and Family Test”, seeking patients’ views, has created anxiety among practices but shed little light on patients’ concerns. It’s time for a rethink, suggests our study.

Publication
July 2017

Early findings from the evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers in England

An article describing early results of the evaluation was published in the Journal of Integrated Care.

Presentation
June 2017

Evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme in the Context of New Funding Arrangements for Integrated Care in England

Early findings of the long-term evaluation, and outlined plans for the first economic evaluation, presented at a dedicated workshop at the 17th International Conference on Integrated Care in Dublin.

Publication
June 2017

The Public Health Responsibility Deal: making the workplace healthier?

An article looking at the likely effectiveness of the health at work pledges was published in the Journal of Public Health.

Publication
May 2017

Using the Friends & Family Test in general practice

An article summarising the results of the use of the FFT in general practice was published in the British Journal of General Practice.

Blog
April 2017

Social Impact Bonds offer challenges and opportunities in health and social care

SIBs bring promises of extra cash and reduced fragmentation but also concerns about private sector interests, practicality and governance.

Reports
April 2017

Results from the first survey of Pioneer key informants

Results from the (first) 2016 key informant survey.

Blog
March 2017

Just how bad is the NHS at innovation? The answer – we don’t know

There is strong encouragement for the NHS to make better use of innovation, but we’ve not known how our system performs internationally. Now we are developing a potential measure.

Blog
March 2017

Next step: develop Social Investment Partnerships

The experience of Social Impact Bonds can inform a wider set of relationships to help address social needs, argues a key innovator in the field.

Reports
March 2017

Evaluation of Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers: Final report

The final report of the evaluation was published in March 2017. The report is in two volumes: 1) final report and 2) appendices. There is also a short summary of the final report available.

Reports
March 2017

Evaluation of Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers: Final report appendices

The final report of the evaluation was published in March 2017. The report is in two volumes: 1) final report and 2) appendices. There is also a short summary of the final report available.

Reports
March 2017

Evaluation of Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers: Final report summary

The final report of the evaluation was published in March 2017. The report is in two volumes: 1) final report and 2) appendices. There is also a short summary of the final report available.

Blog
March 2017

Council information brokers could help technology to play vital role in dementia care

There’s no shortage of gadgets. But users and carers require help to make the most of what is available. Industry also should focus more on understanding what people really need from assisted living technologies, argues a new PIRU report.

Blog
March 2017

SIBs don’t work for complex problems because they’re unaccountable to service users

Supporting change through social policy is an iterative process which develops participatory relationships with users. Social Impact Bonds fail on this front, rendering them unfit for purpose.

Presentation
February 2017

Direct Payments in Residential Care: Evaluation of Trailblazers

Findings from our Direct Payments in Residential Care evaluation study was presented at the International Health Policy Conference in London.