Delving deeper to assess carers needs
In Essex there are estimated to be as many as 154,000 adults providing unpaid care. NLP is helping us to understand their needs in greater depth.
Rachel Newby
Thinking outside the [Primary Support Reason] box
Data loves a binary but as any social worker would I’m sure tell you - people don’t fit neatly into boxes! For much of our analysis there is a need to segment individuals into various groups, whether its budget code, …
CO2 Emissions - How bad are Bananas?
Last month we were busy preparing some evidence for a leaders’ session on climate action in Essex. The Cabinet asked us to gather insight from data because climate is really important to Everyone’s Essex priorities and they want full picture …
Choose Your Own Adventure, ASC Edition
Our new demand and resource scenario planning tool is a similar idea to a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' for Adult Social Care!
Data Science, no doubt about it
I love a good podcast so when I found one which links to data storytelling obviously it went straight on my list. Not only is it a great listen there's also loads to learn from as analysts seeking to ensure …
Telling Ella's story with impact
Back in, what feels like, the distant past when we could all go out to the pub and the news wasn’t exclusively about Coronavirus I entered an NHS data visualisation competition. Now obviously the NHS has a fair bit going …
Mindset Challenge (the 'art' of the probable)
A picture tells a thousand words......
"Your mission should you choose to accept it..." We accept the challenge!
On 15th March, we attended the Greater London Authority’s Data Surgery for Civil Society organisations at City Hall.
7 Day Challenge: Demand Modelling and Agile Working
Data and analytics have just finished a 7 day challenge using agile working approaches to think about new ways of supporting the current conversations around Adult Social Care demand and budgeting and to develop a new tool to facilitate these discussions.