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Delivering better outcomes and life chances for children and young people
Our Top 10 ranking of councils in relation to high needs has today been published by The MJ.
I’m really looking forward to attending the LGA conference this week in Bournemouth, I’m particularly looking forward to debates on sector performance. I share my three key learnings about productivity in the public sector.
Martin Gray is Director of Children’s Services at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has recently signed up with IMPOWER…
Time and again over the past five years, children’s social workers have told me that the insufficiency of children and young people’s mental health support is a crippling factor preventing them getting the best outcomes.
“I’ve learned so much working as an IMPOWER consultant: new specialist areas, how different councils operate and new skills.”
Our aim is to develop an understanding of value for money that is not simply a matter of cost, but a balance of cost, quality and outcomes that best serves the child’s needs.
Variance has dominated much of the children’s services narrative for too long now – it’s time to move the debate on to value.
Supporting carers is essential - but there is no clear national picture of 'what works' to learn from.
In Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, we are hoping to raise the profile of carers and improve the support we provide to them.
Today we are releasing a summary of our research findings into what drives poorer outcomes for patients and service users.
3 things stood out to us, all of which resonate with our own experience of working on adult social care projects with local authorities.
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