the swampy ground research project

a resource about partnership working for managers & educators in health & social care

Case Studies

This research took place in two phases, in 2000 and 2006. Here you can access the early case studies and 4 more recent cases.

In each case you will find a summary about the case, the people involved, each of their stories and the researchers commentary on key issues in each case.

Stories from the Swamps (Phase 2)

'Always on a catch-up': joint working across the police and mental health

'Everybody wants it, it's just getting there': Intermediate care

'Keeping the Essence': Sure Start case evolving into a Children's Centre

'Not letting the cat out of the bag': Externalising day services for people with learning disabilities

Previous stories from the Swamps (Phase 1)

'It has to come from them' : developing private residential nursing homes as 'teaching homes'

'Actually getting together' ....Getting ahead of legislative change for inspection and regulation units

'We won’t ever backbite': overcoming conflict in joint work with people with learning disabilities
‘Settling for the best you can get’ : creating a cross professional management team:

'Keeping partners involved': a multi-professional education strategy for a primary care trust

'The service with an inferiority complex': older people with mental health problems

Phase 1 was funded by NHS London (Prof Charles Easmon) and Phase 2 was funded by The Centre for the Study of Policy and Practice Faculty of Health and Human Sciences TVU
This web site was initially funded by Guys and St Thomas's Charitable Trust.

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