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December 2023

Read the blog published by NIHR School for Social Care Research about Data-Driven Decision-Making in Homelessness Services.

Recent events

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

The roundtable discussion held on April 30th at 2:00 PM at LSE was focusing on data-driven improvements in homelessness. This event provided updates on current work and showcased the progress made with interactive dashboards.  

When: April 30, from 2:00 PM

Where: London School of Economics and Political Science

For those interested in the detailed discussions and outcomes, a 5-minute video summarising the key outcomes for our stakeholders is available. To view the recording and slides of the event, please visit the CQE Hub.

REPORT LAUNCH: Evaluation of the Out-of-Hospital Care Models (OOHCM) Programme for People Experiencing Homelessness 

The presentation of the report on the OOHCM project was held successfully. 

When: April 30 from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM 

Where: King’s College London (Strand Anatomy Lecture Theatre, level 6)

This event provided insights into the evaluation results and discussed the impact of the OOHCM programme on improving care for people experiencing homelessness.  For more details on the discussions and outcomes of this event, please visit the CQE Hub.


Project highlights

14 December 2023

As part of King's College London's (KCL) Homeless Webinar Series, Dr. Michela Tinelli presented the data-driven applications through data science and performance analysis to support Out-of-Hospital Care (OOHC) for people experiencing homelessness. 

Refer to this webpage to access the webinar recording and presentation and to find out more details about this event. 

16 November 2023

During the LARIA Event and Awards, Dr. Michela Tinelli presented the use of discrete choice experiments to help services and commissioners to improve the experience of people who need care, understand different groups, and secure better sustainability: a case example with application to homelessness. Find out more about the application of discrete choice experiments to homelessness in the presentation here.

23 May 2023

At the 23rd International Conference on Integrated Care in Antwerp, Michelle Tinelli, Michelle Cornes, and Jo Coombes presented two papers reporting on the Out-of-Hospital Care Models (OOHCM) evaluation as part of a live streamed session on Homelessness.

In the first presentation Michelle and Jo presented preliminary evidence from the positive deviance case study analysis. Following that, Michela and Jo talked about the discrete choice experiment survey currently underway and how preference data will be used to inform commissioners’ and service providers’ decision-making.

With the theme ‘Care in action: how to work together, a participatory approach’, the conference brought together leaders, researchers, clinicians, managers, service users and caregivers from around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and social care.

Find out more about the event.

Project impact

The Department of Health and Social Care published the homelessness discharge guidance and the LSE dashboards are cited as management tool to support continuous evaluation.

The project dashboards are now advertised by NHS England as part of the new: