Does training in co-production lead to any real change in practice? Reflections from practitioners in Northern Ireland

Patton, Sonia; McGlade, Anne; Elliott, Joe

doi:10.1108/jica-08-2019-0038

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“…Among the big institutions engaged in the social care sector, as new national “control” and “collaboration” arrangements come into being, there is an opportunity to make an explicit culture change. In this “institutional” domain means changing how the big agencies involved in the sector engage in collaboration and co-production (Patton et al , 2021; Akehurst et al , 2021). In Scotland, these include the Scottish Government, NHS, local authorities, HSCPs, Care Inspectorate and the SSSC.…”

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Decent work in care homes: lessons and implications of the pandemic experience from Scotland

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Pautz

2022

WWOP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify lessons and implications on the theme of decent work in social care. This has long been highlighted as integral to improving social care for the elderly. The COVID-19 pandemic experience reveals lessons and implications about the systemic absence of decent work in one place, Scotland, in care homes. The main lesson and implication is a need for change beyond the focus on levels of pay and systemic advocacy of decent work as it is conventionally understood. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected using qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 20 care workers in care homes.[AQ4] A range of care system institutional stakeholders was also interviewed. A range of care system institutional stakeholders was also interviewed. Findings Decent work in social care may only be progressed to the extent that a culture change is achieved, transcending the institutional stasis about who owns and engages with progressing decent work. Research limitations/implications This is a study in one place, Scotland, with a small sample of frontline care workers in care homes and representatives from a range of institutions. Practical implications Effective culture change for decent work in care homes needs to be a higher research priority. More explicit culture policies can be a mechanism by which overall decent work and system change may be catalysed and sustainably secured together. Explicit culture change is here set out with respect to operational, institutional and national domains. Social implications There needs to be social policy and political support for situating decent work to be part of a broader culture change around care work with the elderly. A culture-oriented change plan as well as new resourcing and structures can together ensure that the nadir of the pandemic experience was a historical turning point towards transformation rather than being just another low point in a recurring cycle. Originality/value The situating of systemic decent work progress within a broader culture change, and modelling that culture change, are original contributions.

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Decent work in care homes: lessons and implications of the pandemic experience from Scotland

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Pautz

2022

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Building a Research Community to Bring Evidence into Practice: Case Study

McGlade¹,

Pollock²,

Bunting³

et al. 2023

The British Journal of Social Work

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This case study drawn from our collective experience in Northern Ireland presents a relatively unique approach that considers the role of wider contextual and organisational factors in supporting or inhibiting research into social work and social care practice. It has been written by members of the Building A Research Community Group (hereafter referred to as Research Community) established in 2019. The Research Community was built on the premise that partnership and co-production working between service delivery organisations, researchers and academia, and service users and carers is an essential underpinning to effective ‘practitioner research’, just as it is to the development of robust practitioner-relevant education and training. Using our experience over the last decade, we argue that bridging the gap between scientific evidence and practice requires leadership and the development of a supportive organisational culture that is receptive to learning and change. Highlighting both successes and challenges, along a journey spanning from 2014, we focus on the importance of developing a research strategy and realistic implementation plan accompanied by resource allocation. By sharing our journey in this case study, we hope that others across other geographical contexts can learn from our experience and are encouraged to share their own experiences.

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Does training in co-production lead to any real change in practice? Reflections from practitioners in Northern Ireland

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Decent work in care homes: lessons and implications of the pandemic experience from Scotland

Decent work in care homes: lessons and implications of the pandemic experience from Scotland

Building a Research Community to Bring Evidence into Practice: Case Study

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