Archive of 2014

Cordis Bright: December 2014

December 2014

• Ofsted and Communities and Local Government Committee respond to Jay Report
• The Ministry of Justice reverse 2013 prison population projections prediction to predict rise in prisoner numbers
• The King's Fund publish in-depth report into quality in community health services
• DoH release forth annual Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, providing tools for measuring outcomes social care service users and their carers
• The Local Government Information Unit publish report into the future of the home care workforce, calls for improved work and pay conditions.

Presentation to Housing and Support Alliance 2014 annual conference

November 2014

This is Tom Noon’s presentation to No Going Back: Rights and Good Lives for People with Learning Disability from November 2014.

Children’s Briefing: November 2014

November 2014

• News update
• Trends in special educational needs for 2014 & updates to the Cordis Bright ‘SEN stress test’
• Implications for providers of the SEND Code of Practice and the SEND Pathfinder evaluations
• Young people not in education, employment and training: research on health needs &ASD requirements
• Actions for providers in relation to Child Sexual Exploitation
• Update on Free Schools
• Analysis of planned expenditure on education and children’s services across local authorities

Cordis Pulse: November 2014

November 2014

• Government has committed £5.5m to a Better Care Fund
• NHS introduce waiting time standards for patients with mental health conditions
• The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission's State of the Nation Report- radical new approaches to poverty
• The Sutton Trust call for improvements in the quality of career's advice

Cordis Pulse: October 2014

October 2014

• The King’s Fund final report on the future of health and social care in England
• The Commission on Residential Care’s final report envisages "care fit for the twenty-first century”
• The Cabinet Office and Department for Education announced the establishment of a Centre for Youth Impact
• Results of the EPPSE study on the influences of children’s educational outcomes from age 3 to 16
• The Ministry of Justice policy paper on improving support for victims
• HM Inspectorate of Prison’s review of current offender resettlement provision.

Domestic Violence and Abuse Strategic Needs Assessment for Merton

September 2014

Merton has recently published the executive summary to our domestic violence and abuse strategic needs assessment.

Cordis Pulse: September 2014

September 2014

• Ministry of Justice and Department for Education on progress since the family justice review of 2011
• New tools in relation to adult social care and health services

Cordis Pulse: August 2014

August 2014

• Report on Troubled Families and the profile of families accessing this support
• Publications on the needs of voluntary and community organisations working with offenders.
• Publications assistive technology and Personal Independence Payments.

All-Wales Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Helpline Evaluation

July 2014

The Welsh Government has published our evaluation of the All-Wales Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Helpline.

Cordis Pulse: July 2014

July 2014

• Evaluation published on Children's Centres in England, and payment by results
• Evaluation of the the Families First programme in Wales
• Guidance published by the YJB in relation to local partnership working
• DoH publish guidance for local authorities on scrutinising health services
• The King's Fund report on reforming the NHS from within.