barefoot R&D services
We have been creating a resource supporting disabled staff and their line managers in their work, arranging things such as reasonable adjustments and examining what disability is and is not. Working with the disabled staff network at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS foundation trust has been a pleasure developing a resource which will hopefully […]
We have been working with VODA in North TimeTyneside carried out evaluations of their mental health alliance, the young persons mental health service called Discover Me and the adult mental health service called NT Life located in Meadow Well. From the strategic to the Community mental health service, VODA were found to be effective and impactful at all […]
One hour lunchtime zoom sessions delivered on: Unconscious Bias: I think, therefore you are Capabilities & Entitlements: Understanding reasons behind poverty & disadvantage Attachment Theory: Understanding service user behaviour Demystifying monitoring and evaluation: understanding how we measure change google-site-verification: googlec47114eeaaf63717.html
We are working with Advocacy Centre North in Newcastle over the next few years to evaluate their innovative advocacy service for people who have a range of different neurological conditions. We are conducting a participatory evaluation for them which is being driven by a service user evaluation group, created and facilitated by us. We have […]
We evaluated the work of Integrating children, a County Durham charity supporting disabled children and young people in the local community engage with social and community activities. Read the summary document here.
This study was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Fund. The objective was to determine the extent of rights based work and representation of disabled people in the North East of England. This was the needs assessment that formed the evidence for the new equality and human rights disability organisation, Difference.
This piece of research looked at provision for parents with learning disabilities in Newcastle and gaps in services. We looked at perspectives from the health authority, the judiciary, local authority, voluntary sector and from parents.
Focus groups with hard to reach groups about crime and community safety
Two year action research project for Safe Newcastle consulting local communities on crime and community safety
Focus groups with hard to reach groups about crime and community safety