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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.
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.
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.
Findings from our Direct Payments in Residential Care evaluation study was presented at the International Health Policy Conference in London.
Our report sets out the steps that are needed for building a composite indicator on health innovation drawing on the state of the art in index development.
In the US, SIBs are the height of social policy fashion, but the risks are clear and numerous.
Mathematical models can test multiple variables cheaply and quickly, giving early indications of what really matters. That helps in designing pilots and understanding how context can affect a policy’s success, argues Dr Zaid Chalabi.
Social Impact Bonds and similar financial vehicles may seem guaranteed to deliver key values, but they raise important moral dilemmas.
Some claimed benefits of Social Impact Bonds remain unproven. But they tackle long-term weaknesses in public service delivery by concentrating on outcomes, early intervention and collaboration.
An article on direct payments in adult residential care was published in Social Policy & Administration.
A literature review on SIBS was published in Social Policy & Administration.
Findings from our early evaluation and early findings from the longer term evaluation of the integrated care and support Pioneer programme were presented at The King’s Fund Annual Integrated Care Summit 2016, London.
Bert Vrijhoef, Professor of Health Systems and Policy at the University of Singapore, gave a talk at LSHTM on ‘Evaluating Integration: Learning from International Experience’.
New academic, critical, and interdisciplinary contributions on the use of Social Impact Bonds in public service delivery.