A new report from NDTi: A Deep Dive into the Small Supports experience in Plymouth

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has published a report, A Deep Dive into the Small Supports experience in Plymouth, looking at how Beyond Limits works as a Small Support provider. We were delighted to work on this project with NDTi and to showcase the magic that can happen when you support people in a truly bespoke way.

Small Supports are defined by NDTi on their website: https://www.ndti.org.uk/projects/what-are-small-supports.

There is growing evidence to show Small Supports offer a high quality, local alternative to large, often out of area providers. This is an approach that Beyond Limits have always advocated for and we also support other organisations looking to adopt this approach to deliver better outcomes for people.
Download the report here.

The report looked at nine people supported by Beyond Limits who agreed to share information about their lives and care focusing on:

Wellbeing
The cost of care and support to the individual
Changes in their lives, health and behaviours and their effect on resources in other services and organisations.

Information for the report was collected through interviews with the people involved, their families and the supporting staff.

The report Contents are as follows:

Introduction
Approach
Pen portraits
Analysis
Table 1 Summary of Costs and Benefits
Conclusions.

The Appendix includes methods used to collect information, seven case studies and links to useful resources.