IMPACT Change Model

IMPACT has been supporting change within social care across the four nations through the use of research evidence, lived experience and practice knowledge.

We have learnt that whilst each situation and opportunity is different, there are common challenges and obstacles which prevent improvements from being made and sustained in the long term.

We have used the learning from our projects to develop a set of core principles for evidence-informed change in social care.

These are explained below, with examples from IMPACT projects as to how the principles can be used within a social care change project.

We also provide an overview of the change tools we have used within our projects to help stakeholders understand a change and discuss how best to take forward their collaboration.

Community of Practice

If you’re leading a change project in your team, locality, organisation or partnership, the model might be a helpful way to structure your thinking and check you’re covering all the key things. To create a supportive space in which peers with an interest in change and improvement can meet to share challenges, solutions and resources, we have set up a Community of Practice. Meetings will be every 6-8 weeks, with structures and themes set by the members. Register to join through our online form.