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This blog explores how IPS Grow is championing race equity across the IPS community, celebrating progress made and outlining bold steps to drive fairer access and outcomes in the year ahead

From powerful keynote speeches to groundbreaking evaluation results, this Autumn blog post celebrates the momentum behind IPS and the people driving it forward.

We are pleased to announce that Social Finance has secured a new contract with NHS England, enabling us to continue our critical work through IPS Grow.

At IPS Grow, we’re committed to fighting for racial equity and justice in everything that we do. We commit to use our voice to speak out against racism in all its forms and support others in the community to do the same.

RAND Europe has published its independent evaluation of IPS Grow. This evaluation examines the uptake and perceptions of support from IPS Grow by IPS services. RAND Europe also examine the impact that different support had on different services.

Gary Johnston, Director of Operations of Health and Employment Partnerships at Social Finance has reflected on writes on IPS Grows plans to develop a national forum on co-production and identify additional tools and materials to better support this collaborative ethos across organisations.

“It’s rewarding knowing that when we deliver, we make a difference.”

As we bid farewell to a year filled with growth, collaboration, and significant milestones for IPS, join Niall, the Director of IPS Grow, on a journey through the achievements that shaped the last 12 months. From groundbreaking initiatives in mental health and substance misuse to expanding IPS into primary care, the IPS community has been a catalyst for transformative change.

If IPS is to be available to everyone with severe mental health challenges who wishes to work, this means that IPS services must also be integrated into the extended multi-disciplinary primary healthcare teams.