Projects and case studies

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  • Evaluating Fit for Work Service Pilots

    An IES-led consortium, including researchers from the University of Liverpool, the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, the National Institute for Social and Economic Research and GfK NOP, was commissioned by the Department for...

  • Evaluating Executive Coaching Skills

    The Board Development Team at the NHS Institute commissioned IES to evaluate their Executive Coaching Skills programme. Adopted by all ten Strategic Health Authorities, this programme aimed to develop a community of senior leaders into executive...

  • Get Connected Impact Evaluation

    IES worked in partnership with NIACE to evaluate the SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Get Connected funding programme. The funding was offered to organisations in the social care sector to improve access to ICT for service users, family...

  • Well-being Through Work Project Evaluation

    IES evaluated the Well-being through Work Project, an initiative in Wales designed to support individuals at risk of losing their job through ill-health, to stay in work.The programme included a telephone helpline, telephone support to...

  • Promoting the Health and Well-being of Young People

    The Healthy Youth Centre Programme is a 2-year pilot project run by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in partnership with NHS Kensington and Chelsea. IES is providing expertise in the conduct of evaluation, assisting the Borough and its...

  • Evaluation of the role of Diagnostic Radiography Assistant Practitioners

    Assistant Practitioner roles have been introduced into a majority of imaging service departments in hospitals across the UK. Their main function is to undertake tasks that can be accomplished safely (under supervision) by staff other than...

  • Study on a Comprehensive Overview on Traineeship Arrangements In Member States

    IES led an EU-wide consortium, which included IRS Milan and BIBB, in carrying out a study to provide a comprehensive and comparative overview of traineeship arrangements in the EU, with particular emphasis on the legal frameworks and practices of...

  • Identifying Claimants' Skills Needs: Research into the Capability of Jobcentre Plus Advisers

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Partnerships Division commissioned IES to examine the delivery of skills screening tools and processes used by Jobcentre Plus advisers in their interactions with claimants. The study also examined how the...

  • Local Service Delivery of the National Dementia Strategy

    IES worked with Surrey University to evaluate and support the work of the Sussex Dementia Partnership. The partnership is an innovative way to deliver the National Dementia Strategy locally. While there is a key focus on patient, carer and service...

  • Evaluation of New Medical Statement

    The Institute for Employment Studies in partnership with the University of Liverpool has been commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to undertake a quantitative evaluation of the new Fit Notes - the medical statements that...