Commissioning in complexity
Commissioning in complexity
The complexity that public sector commissioners are working in makes for a challenging
We help councils to design more effective early intervention and prevention models within children's services, managing demand and building family resilience.
The demands placed on Departments of Children’s Services have risen continually over the last ten years, and at the same time, austerity has made it harder to meet those demands. However, our work has shown that all demand is influenceable: it can be reduced, delayed or avoided altogether. There are real opportunities to reduce the number of children entering specialist services and to make these services more financially sustainable. This means turning away from high-cost and often low impact statutory provision and towards more impactful interventions earlier on that build resilience in families.
We work with councils and their partners to understand demand for children’s services within their local setting using:
When combined, the above analysis provides an evidence base for change. We use this to co-design new and sustainable systems that are authentic to the local area and that have the confidence of the professionals and practitioners who will deliver it.
This approach provides:
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