by Darren | Feb 23, 2017 | Risk Maps |
The common theme that runs through all of our products is how we use Risk Maps to identify the issues that people present to services. This post sets out what we mean by Risk Maps and sets out how easy they are to use in face to face work.. In the course of our work,...
by Darren | Feb 21, 2017 | Opinion, Risk Maps, Risk Tracker |
The concept of whole person assessment seems to be getting more attention recently as it is at the core of community navigator and social prescribing projects. I believe that it is relevant to all organisations that support clients and should be the standard in how we...
by Darren | Feb 15, 2017 | Opinion |
How do you use technology to carry out face to face client work? This is a question that I regularly ask organisations I meet. There seems to be a stark difference in approach between those services provided directly by the public sector and smaller voluntary and...
by Darren | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion |
This is our favourite diagram. It might be odd to have a favourite diagram but we have. It’s the diagram that we have noticed has the most impact when we go out to talk to organisations about the services they deliver. It might be counter-intuitive to think that...
by Darren | Dec 9, 2016 | Risk Maps, Risk Tracker |
Our original plan, when we started Inside Outcomes, was to change the way that organisations and commissioners use outcomes. Our plan was to promote the need to take a whole person approach to clients and to directly relate the things that happen in services to...
by Darren | Nov 29, 2016 | Risk Maps |
We proposed a Risk Map for Domestic Abuse at the beginning of the year. Of all the maps that we have constructed, to date, this is the one that has generated the most feedback. Domestic Abuse is a complex issue and one that requires a number of services to come...
by Darren | Nov 4, 2016 | Opinion, Risk Maps |
Why do you collect data from the people you work with? Is it just so you have a record of the people that have used your services? Do you do it because it’s one of the things you must do as part of the contract? It’s a question we ask all the organisations we work...
by Darren | Aug 24, 2016 | Opinion, Risk Tracker |
The release of secret documents highlighting risks with the Seven Day NHS programme have done quite a lot to demonstrate the lack of understanding about how and why risk is measured. Equally the call for for an inquiry based on the existence of identified risks seems...
by Darren | Jul 26, 2016 | Opinion |
A truism of Local Government is that its enthusiasm for devolving national budgets locally is exactly matched by its reluctance to pool budgets regionally. I worry that frequently the search for increased budget allocation at any cost might overlook that all devolved...
by Darren | Jul 21, 2016 | Quality Mark |
Would you like to take part in our Quality Mark for Evidence? Would you like to take part at no cost to your organisation? As many organisations are beginning to think about Summer holidays we think this is great time to offer something to help you out. We would like...
