Insights | IMPOWER Insights - Part 33

by Sarah Atkinson - November 6, 2017

The IMPOWER Collaborative

Across England, Councils are facing the welcome challenge of investing the additional £1 billion allocated to social care for…

by Jeremy Cooper - November 1, 2017

Health, care and the Chancellor’s budget

We read with interest the letter sent to the Chancellor and co-ordinated by the NHS Confederation ahead of this month’s…

by Richard Hills - October 26, 2017

Domiciliary care: challenges and change

Focus continues to intensify on the domiciliary care market, which remains fragile across much of the country. It was a…

by Sarah Atkinson - October 19, 2017

Got the DTOC letter? Our advice

The letters that are being sent from Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt around unacceptable DTOC performance are causing some considerable…

by Jon Ainger - October 18, 2017

Nudge theory, the Nobel Prize – and social care

Earlier this month, the economist Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize – for his work on ‘nudge theory’ –…

by Olly Swann - October 12, 2017

Shining a Light (Volume 2)

We are delighted to launch the second volume of our ‘Shining a Light’ essay collection,…

by Henrietta Curzon - October 11, 2017

Connect Well Hull – innovation in adult social care

I was delighted to see the launch of Connect Well Hull last week, a key part of Hull City Council’s…

by Jeremy Cooper - October 4, 2017

Mission: Possible

How to save £3 billion and promote independence in adult social care

by Olly Swann - September 28, 2017

Turning the Tide: our latest children’s services report

Turning the Tide: our latest children’s services…

Our new report shares a wealth of evidence we have gathered on the importance of a preventative…

by Sarah Atkinson - September 28, 2017

Home truths – CFOs on the path to integration

We joined forces with CIPFA to find out what Finance Directors across Health and Local…

by James Edmondson - September 22, 2017

SEND Transport: Driving Change

There has been lots of media coverage of charity Contact’s recently published report “Inquiry into school transport for disabled children”….

by James Edmondson - September 8, 2017

Reflections on the Fostering Stocktake Evidence Review

Here at IMPOWER, we have been digesting the findings of the evidence review undertaken as part of the national “stocktake”…