Friday 14th January 2011

Housing and health in Tamworth

Martin Browne has recently completed a study that examines the evidence of the linkages between housing markets and health outcomes in Tamworth. The in-depth report, using a nationally-recognised public health analytical framework, looks in detail at aspects of the home, access to a home, neighbourhood factors and individual behaviour to identify the housing markets issues that impact upon health outcomes for the people of Tamworth. If you are interested in knowing more about this innovate piece of work and how it will influence policy development in this area please get in touch.

Friday 17th December 2010

Ensuring accurate information

Outside Consultants will continue to support Citizens Advice through 2011 with the implementation of their new national information system. We have many years experience working with Citizens Advice and their IT contractor, Logica, spanning the divide between user information needs and technical requirements. Our extensive and detailed knowledge and experience of information systems and their practical application on the frontline not only benefits the social policy work of Citizens Advice, but also is applicable to the specification and interrogation of other information databases in the public and private sector.

Wednesday 17th November 2010

Housing targets in Herefordshire

Changes in the regional planning regime have led to uncertainty in the adoption of local housing targets. Herefordshire CPRE commissioned Martin Browne to review Herefordshire's housing targets in the light of these changes. A paper was written that questioned the assumptions behind the evidence, considered the robustness of key population and household projections and looked at alternatives for setting housing targets with the aim of demonstrating that an unquestioning approach to the adoption of housing targets set by regional plans will not ensure transparent and robust local policy that meets the needs of local people and their families.

Monday 27th September 2010

Housing strategy for Bradford's ageing population

Bradford's Housing Service has asked Martin Browne to provide a "critical friend" input for the development of their housing strategy for an ageing population. Martin will be supporting officers by reviewing the evidence base and the subsequent strategy.

Tuesday 30th March 2010

Updating housing markets

North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire have once again re-appointed Outside Consultants to review their housing markets and needs assessment to ensure it is both current and fit-for-purpose. This work will involve updating the housing markets intelligence and the housing needs models for the two authorities. This continues our successful relationship with the two authorities that dates back to the original Housing Needs and Markets Assessment in 2006.

Monday 8th February 2010

Back to school!

Over the next couple of months, we get to go back to school and spend time in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales at the same time! And get paid for it! Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has appointed Outside Consultants to evaluate their outreach work with Eastwood Primary School in Keighley. A short, focussed piece of work to determine through questionnaires, focus groups and interviews the extent to which the outreach work has raised awareness of the Dales as a leisure destination and/or resulted in more visits to the Dales. Did I mention, we get paid for it too!!! Brilliant!

Friday 17th July 2009

Leeds Irish Health and Homes (LIHH) have appointed Outside Consultants in partnership with re'new to undertake a feasibility study and business case for Extra Care Housing for older Irish people in Leeds. This is an excting opportunity to inform the development of extra care housing in Leeds and complements the work we are already doing in this regard with Leeds City Council. Furthermore it enhances our considerable portfolio in the field of older people's housing needs.