CLS in Scotland
The Community Led Support (CLS) programme supports Health and Social Care Partnerships in Scotland to put their work right at the heart of communities, using the ethos of the Integration agenda as a means to...
Latest projects
The Core Principles of Co-Production
The core principles of co-production as described by the Social Care Institute for Excellence....
Employment is Everyone's Business
Employment is Everyone’s Business is a project delivered by NDTi with BASE (British Associate for Supported Employment) and funded through the Department for Education’s (DfE) grant programme.
Reasonably Adjusted?
Reasonably Adjusted? published in 2012, describes the reasonable adjustments mental health services were putting in place for people with learning disabilities and people with autism. There were pockets of imaginative and positive practice by local services – but little sharing or copying of good ideas.
The Health Equality Framework - practical implementation workshops
The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is) a freely available outcomes-based tool to help commissioners, providers, people with learning disabilities and their families understand the impact and effectiveness of health and social care services....
Supported living and people with behaviours that challenge services
The Winterbourne scandal has yet again focused attention on services for people who have behaviours that challenge services. For the NDTi, this has been an area of special interest over many years.
Our approach to developing your autism strategy
NDTi has substantial experience and a proven track record of specialist experience in independent strategic review, research, policy development, evaluation and change support. We work alongside stakeholders including people who use services to deliver real, long term improvements for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems of all ages
NDTi’s autism work case study: Working with Lincolnshire
“Without NDTi we wouldn't have had this Autism Strategy” – Autism service user representative, Lincolnshire. NDTi worked with colleagues across social care, health, education and the non-statutory sector to develop an all-ages Autism Strategy for Lincolnshire.
Support to implement Think Autism
Recent national policy and guidance promises to transform the lives of people living with autism and autistic spectrum disorders.
Community Led Conversations
Adult social care is facing significant challenges with the likelihood of increased demand and expectation at a time of financial pressures, savings targets and reduced capacity in many areas.