Six innovations in social care

A group of innovators in social care have produced a summary of six innovations.

The innovations covered are:

• Community Catalysts
• Community Circles
• Local Area Coordination
• Shared Lives
• Homeshare UK
• Wellbeing Teams 

Each innovation is presented as a one- page summary which cover:

• the problem they are aiming to solve
• the solution they have created
• their evidence base and expected impact
• the stage they are at currently
• what else is needed to support it
• and what would stop the innovation from happening successfully

This document is useful for anyone who is interested in new models of care and support, and would like to find out about different innovations that are being developed across the UK.