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Commissioning effective
employment support
BASE Conference11 September 2014
Rich Watts, NDTi
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Overview
Context
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
A word on Personal BudgetsConclusions
Discussion
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Key messages
There are significant opportunities for localareas to achieve better employment outcomes
for disabled people
To maximise these opportunities:The right conditionsneed to be in place
The right modelsneed to be in place
The right expectationsneed to be in place
Of peopleOf providers
Of outcomes
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Why important
2.3m people with a mental health conditionare on benefits or out of work
Employment rates:
Non-disabled people is approx. 79%Disabled people is approx. 48%:
Only 8% of adults using secondary mental health
services on CPA known to be in employment
This proportion is actually decreasing
Only 7% of people with learning disabilities are in
paid employment
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Why important
Access to paid work is both a policy priority and whatmany people say they want
But
Significant investment in employment but with low and very
variable numbers of people actually getting work as a resultOnly a third of commissioned employment support is evidence-
based
Suggestion of disinvestment in employment
Not felt to be an organisational or political priority
Not delivering outcomes
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Changing spending patterns
Some evidence of cutsmore budgetsdecreasing than staying the same or increasing:
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
Social Care
Health
CombinedChanges in budgets
2011/12 to 2012/13
Social Care Budgets (n = 59) 30% 26% 44%
Health Budgets (n = 29) 29% 34% 37%
Combined budgets (n = 25) 47% 12% 41%
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Existing employment evidence
Clear evidence on place and traini.e. individual placement and support(mental health
services) and supported employment(learning
disability services)
Little or no evidence for other approaches (train& place, volunteering etc.)
Some evidence around cost benefit analysis,
very little on cost effectiveness
Some newapproaches not evaluated (e.g. self-
employment; Personal Budgets)
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Is it possible to get more for more?
Or more for the same?
Or even more for less?
So
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Research aims
What is the cost effectiveness of currentemployment supports, in terms of people
consequently achieving paid work? (If we invest
xamount, how many people will get / keep jobs
as a result?)
How is the value for moneyimpact affected by
different approaches to implementing local
employment strategies?
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Funder
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Methods
Main components:National data collection from local authorities and PCTs (as
was) in England83 areas
In depth data collection and study in a sample of local
areas70 returnsQualitative study of 11 areas and 6 in-depth visits
Action learning with 30+ commissioners in three areas
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Quantitative findings
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Caveats:Self-reported
No common definition of an employment outcome
Monitoring data varied (e.g. gender, age, type and level ofimpairment)
LD-focused services = 32; MH-focused services = 31
Spend levels are across 2011/12 (n=33) and 2012/13(n=37)
Things not included / collected:
Hours workedPayment received
Sector work is in
Caveats / limitations
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263,132
What an averageservice looks like
1,730
per person
Supports
198 people
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Job outcome rate
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Job outcome rate
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Job outcome rate
38%
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Headline figures
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Headline figures
If 100 people came through the door:
23 would gain a new job (100 x 0.38 x 0.61)
14 would retain a job (100 x 0.38 x 0.36)
1 would become self-employed (100 x 0.38 x 0.03)
Peoplewho
secured ajob
outcome
New job Retainedjob
Self-employed
All 38% 61% 36% 3%
LD 43% 53% 45% 1%
MH 34% 68% 26% 6%
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Average hides the range
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
Costs per person supported
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Delivering job outcomes
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Interesting questions
Do any of the following have an impact?Size of service
Type of employment outcome
The level of peoples impairments
Evidence-based approaches
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All: r=0.47
LD: r=0.26
MH: r=0.59
Size of a service
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0 250000 500000 750000 1000000 1250000 1500000 1750000 2000000 2250000
Relationship between cost of service and costper person supported
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Types of job outcomes
0%
10%
20%
30%
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
%age
ofpeoplewhogainednewjob
s
Gained new jobs against overall gain/retention rateGained new jobs Linear (Gained new jobs)
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Types of job outcomes
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ageofpeoplewhoretainedjo
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%age of people who gained/retained job
Retained jobs against overall gain/retention rateRetained jobs Linear (Retained jobs)
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The most effective services in terms of
outcomes are those that aim to get a good
balance between gaining new jobs for
people and helping people retain existing
jobs
Trend stronger for
MH than for LD
Types of job outcome
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Do peoples support levels affect job outcomes
and/or costs?
No
Impact of peoples support levels
51%41%
8%
Support needs of peoplesupported (LD services)
40hrs
support who received
support who
gained/retained job
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Impact of peoples support levels
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
667 670 687 818 908 1,008 1,087 1,129 1,145 1,227 1,611 1,629 1,711 1,935 2,017 3,063 3,447 4,734
Cost of service per person
Distribution of level of support needs by costs per person of service(LD services)
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Costs / job outcome: good practice
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15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
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45000
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60000
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Findings: Good practice sites
n.b. Do not misinterpret. This does not mean it costs 2,818 to support someone into work.
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Size of a service doesnt have a strong impact
Good services balance gaining and retaining jobs
Peoples support levels dont affect outcomes/costs
Results from good site sample give tentativesuggestions of what what to expect if things areworking well
More predictable
Lower average costsBetter job outcomes
Overall average per job outcome: 8.2k / 2.8k
Summary of key data findings
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Qualitative study
Theory of Change 1
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Theory of Change 1
Shifting Culture: Increasing opportunities
A positive decision by key decision
makers (like elected Members) to
make employment a central strategic
outcome and contextualise that tolocal circumstances so it becomes
part of the culture of service
behaviour and performanceexpectation
Theory of Change 2
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Theory of Change 2
Employment outcome: Local agreement
A clear understanding of what is
meant by employmentbased on
real work including proven steps
towards it, so inappropriate and
non-evidence based approaches
are not tolerated
Theory of Change 3
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Theory of Change 3
Strategic direction: Joint vision
A comprehensive strategy, owned
by key players, based on
evidence linked to wider
strategies that is used to guide
action/delivery
Theory of Change 4
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Theory of Change 4
Developing relationships and the market
Knowledgeable leadership (if not
commissioners then
commissioners listening to it) that
works with all stakeholders, but
especially providers, to specify,
support and manage the
development of systems and
market that can deliver 1, 2 and 3
Theory of Change 5
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Theory of Change 5
Performance management
Not gathering information to
inform achievement of 1,2 and 3
enables cost ineffectiveness of
services to continue
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Right conditions for effective strategy
1. Make employment a priority
2. Be clear what is meant by work
3. Have a plan everyone agrees to4. Strong partnership working
5. Check it is being done
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A word on Personal Budgets
Clear evidence of non-use for PBs for employment
support
Probably under 200 people in total through employment
agenciesPlus a few more through (mainly families) doing their
own thing
Some clear systemic barriers as to why this is the
case
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Systemic barriers
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Conclusion
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Discussion / implications
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