Doing services differently report is launched
Scope and independent think-tank nef have launched a new report called Doing services differently: local innovations for disabled people. We hope it will spark a new conversation with and between councils and charities, on how we can work together to deliver the support disabled people want, in order to lead the lives they value.
Councils and charities alike are facing unprecedented budget cuts coupled with increasing demands for services. A big challenge for both sectors is to understand how services can support disabled people at a time when cuts are the main driver of change.
Together, we can show that changing services in these times is less about cutting and more about re-framing the nature of disabled people’s support. It means prioritising human outcomes and improvements to disabled people’s lives over and above financial aims, which can in turn lead to cost-savings.
This report, produced by nef and Scope, presents examples of innovations developed by local authorities and providers that show how services can improve disabled people’s lives. They demonstrate ways of doing services differently.
Download the Doing services differently: local innovations for disabled people report.
