Resources

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.

Stewart Cornelius (IPS Grow Lead in the Southeast of England) shares his personal experience of balancing his general health, work and family life for Men’s Health Week.

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.

Gary Johnston, Director of Operations of Health and Employment Partnerships at Social Finance, reflects on an organised visit by the Centre for Mental Health and IPS Grow that hosted mental professionals from Moldova in England.

Joanne Barber, IPS Grow lead for the East of England reflects on the importance of delivering a high fidelity service and discusses the support available from IPS Grow.

Miranda Brennan, IPS Grow Data Manager, speaks on a recently published paper ‘Individual placement and support: cross-sectional study of equality of access and outcome for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities’ and reflects on whether IPS Grow can demonstrate equitable results for all clients regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Julia Stapleton IPS Grow Lead for London, speaks on co-production within IPS and the power of listening to different perspectives. For this blog, Julia had discussions with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Hillside Clubhouse Islington, Mind in Newham, Southampton IPS Service and South Tees Employment Connections.