Category: 03. Good practice

Stories of good things happening and inspirational items

Buurtzorg: revolutionising home care in the Netherlands

Home care in the Netherlands is provided to the chronically ill, people with dementia, and individuals in need of end-of-life care following their discharge from hospital. It encompasses medical treatment and nursing services, such as dressing wounds and giving injections, as well as personal care such as help with taking a shower or guidance on […]

Co-production – Sharing Our Experiences, Reflecting on Our Learning

This extensive resource is ImROC’s contribution to the discussion on what coproduction is. As we collated narrative accounts, and reflected on our learning over the last 7 years, it became clear that new ideas, opportunities and passion arise consistently from experiences of co-production on the ground. At a time when services are very stretched and conventional […]

Public service: state of transformation

This report from the Public Service Transformation Academy sets out a series of case studies from 2018 in an attempt to usefully survey what transformation could mean in public services. Health and care integration, as well as digital delivery were identified most often as the most significant current transformation initiatives. The Wigan Deal was mentioned […]

Organisational innovation and integrated care: Lessons from Buurtzorg.

An examination of how a devolved private care system creates a much more positive environment for those in its care.   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266160131_Organizational_innovation_and_integrated_care_Lessons_from_Buurtzorg   PLEASE NOTE – this link provides an abstract of the relevant article. It is readily available to purchase from multiple outlets online.

New approaches to health (Well Doncaster)

Well Doncaster’s holistic approach to health looks beyond clinical care and tackling unhealthy behaviours. The organisation is a part of a national program of work by Public Health England and Manchester University in response to the Due North report’s findings around the health inequalities between the North and the South of England. The team’s interview with Ideas Hub […]

A strength-based and needs-led approach to support domestic abuse victims

Welsh Women’s Aid is running a strengths-based, needs-led approach called Change That Last to help support domestic abuse survivors and their children. It prioritises listening and other strategies to provide help to women earlier and make sure its effects actually last. Read more about their work here: https://www.welshwomensaid.org.uk/what-we-do/our-approach-change-that-lasts/

Fighting social isolation with community and art (Make it Better)

This profile of Make it Better (a Cornish community interest charity for older people) explores just one of the ways we can fight social isolation – through arts participation. Read more: https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/resources/case-study/transform-ageing-arts-participation-creativity-can-make-it-better

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