Local Area Coordination started in 1988 in Western Australia and came to England and Wales in 2009. Since then, there have been 15 independent academic evaluations carried out on different English and Welsh programmes.
The findings have shown consistent impacts in line with the model’s aims:
Reductions in:
Evidence shows the model helps to simplify the system, drives integration, strengthens cross-system collaboration and creates shared system outcomes.
The evaluations including Social Return on Investment (SROI) have shown Local Area Coordination generating at least £4 of social value for every £1 invested.
The Local Area Coordination Network facilitates connections between and joint work with researchers and evaluators working with Local Area Coordination sites. Contact us to find out more.
The evaluations of the different programmes include:
This report is an analysis of the opinions of 107 of City of York Council’s partners working with and alongside the Local Area Coordination team.
Download the report.This report is an analysis of the opinions of 107 of City of York Council’s partners working with and alongside the Local Area Coordination team.
Download the report.This report, by Nick Sinclair, is an analysis of the opinions of introducing partners to Surrey Local Area Coordinators. It was commissioned as a supplementary aspect of Surrey County Council’s forthcoming formative evaluation.
Download the report.This report, carried out by Dr. Sandhya Duggal of St Andrew’s University, outlines how in a relatively short time Local Area Coordination in Surrey has achieved several successes across three domains of people, community, and systems.
Download the report.This report, by Nick Sinclair, is an impact analysis of 6 stories of Local Area Coordination in Surrey. It also includes an indicative cost avoidance analysis. It was commissioned as a supplementary aspect of Surrey County Council’s forthcoming formative evaluation.
Download the report.This report, carried out by Dr. Sandhya Duggal of St Andrew’s University, outlines how in a relatively short time Local Area Coordination in Surrey has achieved several successes across three domains of people, community, and systems.
Download the report.This report, by Nick Sinclair, is an analysis of the opinions of introducing partners to Surrey Local Area Coordinators. It was commissioned as a supplementary aspect of Surrey County Council’s forthcoming formative evaluation.
Download the report.This report, by Nick Sinclair, is an impact analysis of 6 stories of Local Area Coordination in Surrey. It also includes an indicative cost avoidance analysis. It was commissioned as a supplementary aspect of Surrey County Council’s forthcoming formative evaluation.
Download the report.This review by Thiery et al. of 14 existing studies of Local Area Coordination in England and Wales set out to understand the evidence base of the costs and outcomes of Local Area Coordination programmes. It found a range of outcomes and costs for individuals, families, communities, and systems, reported across the studies.
Download the review.This review by Thiery et al. of 14 existing studies of Local Area Coordination in England and Wales set out to understand the evidence base of the costs and outcomes of Local Area Coordination programmes. It found a range of outcomes and costs for individuals, families, communities, and systems, reported across the studies.
Download the review.Evaluation and Social Return on Investment (SROI) reports of Local Area Coordination in Derby 2018-2021 were published with accompanying case studies.
Download the report.This paper by
Robin Miller and Denise Tanner, examines the implementation of asset-based integrated care in the UK by comparing Local Area Coordination within two localities in England.Download the paper.An article produced by James Mason, Chad Otley, Kevin Harris, and Louis Ryan, which draws upon the findings of a realist evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight and establishes how and why the programme works for people and local communities.
Download the full article.This paper by
Robin Miller and Denise Tanner, examines the implementation of asset-based integrated care in the UK by comparing Local Area Coordination within two localities in England.Download the paper.Evaluation and Social Return on Investment (SROI) reports of Local Area Coordination in Derby 2018-2021 were published with accompanying case studies.
Download the report.An article produced by James Mason, Chad Otley, Kevin Harris, and Louis Ryan, which draws upon the findings of a realist evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight and establishes how and why the programme works for people and local communities.
Download the full article.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Derby by the Department for Education was published.
Download the Derby evaluation.Series of research reports from the The MoVE Project – a collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Hull, and Leeds. The research considers the effectiveness of local responses to COVID-19 with focus on Local Area Coordination, alongside other approaches.
Download report 1# – lessons from lockdown.
Download report 2# – models and frameworks for coordinating.
Synthesis from Neil Lunt, Laura Bainbridge, and Simon Rippon draws upon published evaluations of Local Area Coordination, and explores the opportunities and challenges associated with implementing strength-, assets- and placed-based initiatives within Local Authority social service settings.
Download the evaluation synthesis.Series of research reports from the The MoVE Project – a collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Hull, and Leeds. The research considers the effectiveness of local responses to COVID-19 with focus on Local Area Coordination, alongside other approaches.
Download report 1# – lessons from lockdown.
Download report 2# – models and frameworks for coordinating.
The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Derby by the Department for Education was published.
Download the Derby evaluation.Synthesis from Neil Lunt, Laura Bainbridge, and Simon Rippon draws upon published evaluations of Local Area Coordination, and explores the opportunities and challenges associated with implementing strength-, assets- and placed-based initiatives within Local Authority social service settings.
Download the evaluation synthesis.TLAP and Kingfishers completed an evaluation of the learning outcomes from the independently produced Derby and Thurrock Social Return on Investment (SROI) reports.
Download the Derby and Thurrock evaluation learning outcomes.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Solent University, Southampton was published.
Download the Isle of Wight evaluation.The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Haringey by Leeds Beckett University was published.
Download the Haringey evaluation.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in York by the University of York was published.
The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Haringey by Leeds Beckett University was published.
Download the Haringey evaluation.TLAP and Kingfishers completed an evaluation of the learning outcomes from the independently produced Derby and Thurrock Social Return on Investment (SROI) reports.
Download the Derby and Thurrock evaluation learning outcomes.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in York by the University of York was published.
The evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Solent University, Southampton was published.
Download the Isle of Wight evaluation.The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Waltham Forest by Leeds Beckett University was published.
Download the Waltham Forest formative evaluation.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Suffolk by the University of Essex was published.
Download the Suffolk evaluation.
Download the Suffolk evaluation summary.
The independent evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Wessex Academic Health Science Network was published.
Download the Isle of Wight independent evaluation.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Suffolk by the University of Essex was published.
Download the Suffolk evaluation.
Download the Suffolk evaluation summary.
The formative evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Waltham Forest by Leeds Beckett University was published.
Download the Waltham Forest formative evaluation.The independent evaluation of Local Area Coordination on the Isle of Wight by Wessex Academic Health Science Network was published.
Download the Isle of Wight independent evaluation.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea by Swansea University, in partnership with the Western Bay Health and Social Care Programme was published.
Download the Swansea University Local Area Coordination evaluation report.The evaluation of Local Area Coordination in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea by Swansea University, in partnership with the Western Bay Health and Social Care Programme was published.
Download the Swansea University Local Area Coordination evaluation report.TLAP launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination in Derby, alongside another that compares the results with Thurrock. The report was funded by TLAP and developed from our work with a number of health and wellbeing boards to embed our earlier ‘Strong and Inclusive Communities Framework’.
Download the Derby SROI.Leicestershire County Council and M·E·L research launched an evaluation report for Local Area Coordination in Leicestershire which looked at the Social Return on Investment (SROI).
Download the summary.
Download the Leicestershire evaluation and Social Return on Investment report.
Following on from recent Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluations in Derby City and Thurrock (and previous national and international studies), this report provides context to understand the early findings from implementing Local Area Coordination, and offers areas for conversations to build and enhance the effectiveness of Local Area Coordination in working alongside people, communities, organisations, and agencies in practice to better enable people to achieve their vision of a good life on the Isle of Wight.
Download the Southampton Solent Isle of Wight formative evaluation.Leicestershire County Council and M·E·L research launched an evaluation report for Local Area Coordination in Leicestershire which looked at the Social Return on Investment (SROI).
Download the summary.
Download the Leicestershire evaluation and Social Return on Investment report.
TLAP launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination in Derby, alongside another that compares the results with Thurrock. The report was funded by TLAP and developed from our work with a number of health and wellbeing boards to embed our earlier ‘Strong and Inclusive Communities Framework’.
Download the Derby SROI.Following on from recent Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluations in Derby City and Thurrock (and previous national and international studies), this report provides context to understand the early findings from implementing Local Area Coordination, and offers areas for conversations to build and enhance the effectiveness of Local Area Coordination in working alongside people, communities, organisations, and agencies in practice to better enable people to achieve their vision of a good life on the Isle of Wight.
Download the Southampton Solent Isle of Wight formative evaluation.Thurrock Council and Kingfishers launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination and adult social care in Thurrock.
Download the Thurrock SROI report.Thurrock Council and Kingfishers launched a report that looks at the Social Return on Investment (SROI) for Local Area Coordination and adult social care in Thurrock.
Download the Thurrock SROI report.Thurrock Council published their 14 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Thurrock.
Download the Thurrock evaluation.Thurrock Council published their 14 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Thurrock.
Download the Thurrock evaluation.Peter Fletcher Associates Ltd published their 8 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Middlesbrough.
Download the Middlesborough evaluation.Peter Fletcher Associates Ltd published their 8 month evaluation report of Local Area Coordination in Middlesbrough.
Download the Middlesborough evaluation.