In March 2015, we ran two surveys to better understand what our users think about the IG Toolkit.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

What we learned:

From the surveys, users have asked us to

• make sure the language is balanced and reflects both the health and social care sectors
• provide more guidance and exemplars and ensure they are kept up-to-date
• introduce a more modern look and feel and features
• create a more tailored system, appropriate for different types of organisations

You can view the IG toolkit survey executive summary and recommendations for change here as well as the individual findings from survey 1 (larger organisations) and survey 2 (smaller organisations).

Based on the recommendations, we will be releasing a number of changes at the end of September, including a trial model of assessment for independent contractors and care homes. This new assessment will be for consultation; all users will still submit their IG Toolkit assessment via the existing system.