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How do we know it works?

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How do we know Local Area Coordination works?

Local Area Coordination started in 1988 in Western Australia and came to the England and Wales in 2012.  Since then there have been 14 independent academic evaluations carried out on different English and Welsh programmes.

The findings have shown consistent impacts in line with the model’s aims:

System outcomes: 

 Reductions in:

  • Visits to GP surgery and A&E.
  • Dependence on formal health and social services.
  • Referrals to Mental Health Team and Adult Social Care.
  • Safeguarding concerns, people leaving safeguarding sooner.
  • Evictions and costs to housing.
  • Smoking and alcohol consumption.
  • Dependence on day services.
  • Out of area placements by bringing people home.

Evidence shows the model helps to simplify the system, drives integration, strengthens cross-system collaboration and creates shared system outcomes.

For people and communities:

  • Increased informal and valued supportive relationships – reducing isolation.
  • Increasing capacity of families to continue in a caring
  • Greater confidence in the future.
  • Better knowledge and connection with community.
  • Improved access to information – choice and control.
  • Better control over own
  • Better resourced communities.
  • Support into volunteering, training and employment.
  • Preventing crises through early intervention and supporting people who do not meet statutory eligibility criteria.
  • Improved access to specialist services.

Social Value created:

 The evaluations including social return on investment (SROI) have shown Local Area Coordination generating at least £4 of social value for every £1 invested.

The Local Area Coordination Network facilitates connections between and joint work with researchers and evaluators working with Local Area Coordination sites. Contact us to find out more.

The evaluations of the different programmes include:

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2020

Haringey formative evaluation

The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Haringey by Leeds Beckett University was published.

Download the Haringey evaluation

York summative evaluation

The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in York by the University of York was published.

Download the York summary
Download the York evaluation

Isle of Wight evaluation

The evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Solent University, Southampton was published.

Download the Isle of Wight evaluation

2019

Suffolk independent evaluation

The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Suffolk by the University of Essex was published.

Download the Suffolk evaluation
Download the Suffolk evaluation summary

Waltham Forest independent evaluation

The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Waltham Forest by Leeds Beckett University was published.

Download the Waltham Forest formative evaluation

Isle of Wight independent evaluation

The independent evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Wessex Academic Health Science Network was published.

Download the Isle of Wight independent evaluation

2018

Swansea University

The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea by Swansea University, in partnership with the Western Bay Health and Social Care Programme was published.

Download the Swansea University Local Area Coordination Evaluation report

2017

Leicestershire evaluation and social return on investment

Leicestershire County Council and M·E·L Research launched an evaluation  report for Local Area Coordination in Leicestershire which looked at the social return on investment.

Download the summary
Download the Leicestershire evaluation and social return on investment report

Derby and Thurrock evaluation learning outcomes

TLAP and Kingfishers completed an evaluation of the learning outcomes from the independently produced Derby and Thurrock Social Return on Investment (SROI) reports.

Download the Derby and Thurrock evaluation learning outcomes

Derby SROI

TLAP launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination in Derby, alongside another that compares the results with Thurrock. The report was funded by TLAP and developed from our work with a number of health and wellbeing boards to embed our earlier ‘Strong and Inclusive Communities Framework’.

Download the Derby SROI report

Southampton Solent Isle of Wight formative evaluation

Following on from recent Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluations in Derby City and Thurrock (and previous national and international studies), this report provides context to understand the early findings from implementing Local Area Coordination, and offers areas for conversations to build and enhance the effectiveness of Local Area Coordination in working alongside people, communities, organisations and agencies in practice to better enable people to achieve their vision of a good life on the Isle of Wight.

Download the Southampton Solent Isle of Wight formative evaluation

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2016

Thurrock SROI

Thurrock Council and Kingfishers launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination and Adult Social Care in Thurrock.

Download the Thurrock SROI report

2015

Thurrock 14 month evaluation report

Thurrock Council published their 14 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Thurrock.

Download the Thurrock evaluation

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Middlesbrough 8 month evaluation report

Peter Fletcher Associates Ltd published their 8 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Middlesbrough.

Download the Middlebrough evaluation

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