The 2018-19 Innovators

Age UK WDIF 2018-19 project case study

This project will develop a training tool for staff working in residential and domiciliary care settings to enable better engagement with people who need care and support and therefore deliver high-quality, person-centred services. Read the case study.

Arc WDIF 2018-19 project case study

Supporting true personalisation and effective implementation within support services, for working age adults with a learning disability and/or autism by challenging existing, traditional ways or attitudes of support. Read the case study about the project.

BS Healthcare Ltd

This project will develop and deliver 'Human factors' training and the use of SBAR communication tool and other resources to facilitate better inter-organisational learning events. Case study coming soon.

Cornwall Adult Health and Social Care Learning Partnership

Testing the action learning method to develop peer support amongst registered managers around leadership issues, with a particular focus on barriers to delivering person-centred approaches in their organisations. Case study coming soon.

Disability Sheffield

The fund is investing in work aimed at embedding personalisation through partner organisations, staff and people who use services across the social care and health system. Case study coming soon.

Durham County Council

A competency framework will be designed and utilised to inform training and development to improve the workplace culture. Case study coming soon.

Future Directions CIC

For their project, Future Directions CIC are investing in personalised technology training which will allow them to understand how technology can be implemented as part of person-centred support. Case study coming soon.

Hertfordshire County Council

This project is piloting a new approach to workforce development to enable staff to work in a truly personalised way. Case study coming soon.

Lifeways Group

The aim of this project is to create a sustainable co-production culture and framework in a large national social care provider. Case study coming soon.

Manchester City Council

This project is developing an innovative culture change programme to equip staff with the skills and knowledge to be able to work in a strengths based way.

Manor Community

The project will aim to find a solution that can be used by organisations to help people design, deliver and share the decision making of a service.

Redbridge Council

The fund is investing in a project to develop and embed their new approach to co-production in adult social care. Case study coming soon.

Partners in Care

This project will enhance and extend the reach of the well-established registered managers' networks across the area by developing the peer support on offer through mentoring.

Shropshire Partners in Care

Developing a learning and development programme about the Nominated Individual role with a comprehensive package of training including underpinning legislative detail alongside practical and accessible knowledge and examples. Case study coming soon.

St Giles Hospice

To develop a network to provide support for deputy and senior workers to meet the challenges they face in their day to day work in domiciliary care, residential and care homes. Case study coming soon.

Suffolk Brokerage Ltd

The dual aims of the project are to increase the number of managers involved in the Managers’ network and to enhance the skill-base of participants to improve the experience of care by service users. Case study coming soon.

Wellbeing Teams

This project is supporting an innovative approach to embedding and scaling Community Circles in the local residential and nursing home sector using a hub approach. Case study coming soon.