Vacancy
July 2019
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Archive of July, 2019
- A profile of Health and Social Care in Greater Manchester including insights from Cordis Bright’s work in Greater Manchester over the last six months.
- The ADASS budget survey and review of current thinking on social care funding options.
- Update on Liberty Protection Safeguards and Deprivation of Liberty Standards
- The Apprenticeship Levy: how is it working in practice?
- Prevention services: do they divert people from the mainstream? A review of Cordis Bright studies.
- Insights into the data concerning Assessment and Treatment Units
Cordis Pulse: July 2019
July 2019
This month we were pleased to see the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs report into homelessness and drug misuse. This report found that there is increased risk of problematic drug use associated with people who experience homelessness. There is a higher rate of drug-related deaths, infections among people who inject drugs, and multiple morbidities. People who experience homelessness and use substances have particularly complex circumstances and additional risks which require intensive long-term support. An integrated health, social care, and community care approach to the recovery and housing needs of people who are homeless would provide the optimal model of service delivery. This must include a focus on safe, stable housing and evidence-based harm reduction initiatives.
Our work on two major nationally important evaluations, concerning supporting people with lived experience of homelessness, substance misuse, mental health issues and offending concurs with the findings of this report. These evaluations are: (1) the national evaluation of the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) approach, and (2) the longitudinal evaluation of the Big Lottery Fund’s Blackpool Fulfilling Lives programme.
In these evaluations we have taken innovative, bespoke, participatory and co-productive approaches working with people with lived experience to design, conduct, analyse and disseminate findings. This month we have released a blog and podcast which covers elements of this approach. We’d recommend both to our reader.
Download the Pulse below.
Cordis Briefing July 2019
July 2019
July's briefing covered
Co-production with Experts by Experience
July 2019
In Episode 3 of the Cordis Podcast, Will Cafferky explores the subject of working on evaluations in co-production with Experts by Experience. Through a series of interviews with Cordis Bright staff and people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage, we look to define these key terms, and understand how they have featured in our national evaluation of the 'Making Every Adult Matter' Approach.
You can listen to the Podcast on Soundcloud here.
You may also like to read out blog on this topic.
Co-production and working with Experts by Experience
July 2019
Cordis Bright has recently been involved in designing and conducting research alongside an Expert by Experience (EbyE) research group, to co-produce an evaluation of the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Approach. This blog outlines the key lessons learned and is designed to be a helpful tool for co-producing research with people with lived experience.
Court diversion & deferred prosecution
July 2019
Court diversion and deferred prosecution schemes can be a valuable tool for achieving a range of outcomes: reducing reoffending rates, reducing costs to the criminal justice system, and improving wider outcomes for offenders. In this review we profile 20 different diversion and deferred prosecution schemes and assess their effectiveness in relation to achieving these three overarching outcomes. We also outline the policy context surrounding deferred prosecution and identify consistent themes regarding successful implementation.