Innovation in Social Care Assessments for Disabled Children

This document summarizes the evaluation of the CDC Learning and Innovation Model, which aimed to improve social care assessments for disabled children and young people by making the process more efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly. The evaluation employed a mixed methods approach, including surveys, interviews, and data analysis, to compare the new approaches with traditional practices. Results showed that the new methods were generally faster and more cost-effective, while maintaining positive experiences for parent carers. Despite facing limitations such as small sample sizes and potential data biases, the new approaches were well-received in some areas, like the use of volunteers and online forms, but require further research to assess their long-term impact and effectiveness. The policy was successful in enhancing satisfaction and collaboration, but identified areas for improvement suggest the need for ongoing evaluation to refine the services and confirm their sustainability. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Education (DfE)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Value for money evaluation; Process evaluation
• Process methods: Other
• Value for money methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: July 2017

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes