Tom Snell

Research Officer

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Research Interests

Tom Snell is a Research Officer within PSSRU at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Tom's research interests include social care targeting and financing, the economic evaluation of preventative care services and local variations in levels of social care need and service provision.

Tom is currently involved in evaluations of local authority schemes piloting preventative care services, an analysis of historical patterns of care targeting in England and a series of studies investigating the impact of the 2014 Care Act among local authorities and adults with long-term care needs.

Prior to joining the LSE Tom worked at the King's Fund as a member of the Wanless Social Care Review team.

Tom Snell's Publications

Journal Articles

Journal Article

How do child and adolescent mental health problems influence public sector costs? Interindividual variations in a nationally representative British sample (2015)

Knapp M, Snell T, Healey A, Guglani S, Evans-Lacko S, Fernández J-L, Melzer D, Ford T

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56, 6, 667-676

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Journal Article

Economic impact of childhood psychiatric disorder on public sector services in Britain: estimates from national survey data (2013)

Snell T, Knapp M, Healey A, Guglani S, Evans-Lacko S, Fernández J-L, Meltzer H, Ford T

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 54, 9, 977-985

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Journal Article

Building community capital in social care: is there an economic case? (2013)

Knapp M, Bauer A, Perkins M, Snell T

Community Development Journal 48, 2, 313-331

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Journal Article

Social care services in England: policy evolution, current debates and market structure (2010)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Knapp M

Cuadernos Aragoneses de Economia 19, 265-282

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Journal Article

Health and social care costs for young adults with epilepsy in the UK (2010)

Beecham J, Snell T, Perkins M, Knapp M

Health and Social Care in the Community 18, 5, 465-473

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Journal Article

Treatment paths and costs for young adults with acquired brain injury in the United Kingdom (2009)

Beecham J, Perkins M, Snell T, Knapp M

Brain Injury 23, 1, 30-38

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Books

Book

Schemes Providing Support to People Using Direct Payments: A UK Survey (2007)

Davey V, Snell T, Fernández J-L, Knapp M, Tobin R, Jolly D, Perkins M, Kendall J, Pearson C, Vick N, Swift P, Mercer G, Priestley M

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Reports

Report

Youth Mental Health: New Economic Evidence (2016)

Knapp M, Ardino V, Brimblecombe N, Evans-Lacko S, Iemmi V, King D, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Report

Future Demand for Social Care, 2005 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Social Care and Disability Benefits for Younger Adults in England (2008)

Wittenberg R, Malley J, Comas-Herrera A, Fernández J-L, King D, Snell T, Pickard L

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Report

Dementia UK (2007)

Knapp M, Prince M, Albanese E, Banerjee S, Dhanasiri S, Fernández J-L, Ferri C, McCrone P, Snell T, Stewart R

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Research Summaries

Research Summary

After Transition: Health and Social Care Needs of Young Adults with Long-Term Neurological Conditions (2008)

Beecham J, Snell T, Perkins M, Knapp M

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Research Summary

Tax Exemptions on Care Vouchers for Working Carers. PSSRU Research Summary 45 (2007)

Snell T, Fernández J-L, Bennetts R

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DP or working papers

DP or working paper

Unmet social care needs in England: a feasibility study for evaluating support models for older people with low and moderate needs (2018)

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DP or working paper

Estimating local relative expenditure needs of changes in social care means testing arrangements: a microsimulation approach (2018)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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DP or working paper

Exploring the use of micro data for estimating a Relative Needs Formula for older people’s additional assessments following the introduction of a universal cap on social care expenditure (2018)

Fernandez J.L, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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DP or working paper

Key findings of the evaluation of the impact of the Care Act 2014 eligibility criteria in Northumberland, West Berkshire and Wokingham (2016)

Fernández J-L, D'Amico F, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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DP or working paper

An assessment of the impact of the Care Act 2014 eligibility regulations (2015)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Marczak J

ESHCRU working paper 2905

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DP or working paper

Evaluation of the June 2014 Draft National Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Social Care (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Marczak J

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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DP or working paper

Exploring the use of micro data for estimating a Relative Needs Formula for older people’s additional assessments following introduction of a cap on social care expenditure (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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DP or working paper

Impact of the June 2013 draft eligibility regulations on social care in England: a vignette-based study of care managers' assessments (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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