Case studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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Cheshire West and Chester Health and Wellbeing Board

Cheshire West and Chester Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) is a system-leadership board which meets monthly to monitor progress on integrated health and care developments and to ensure that delayed transfers of care meet national targets. This case study forms part of our integrated care system (ICS) resource.

Child healthy weight in Sefton: addressing the social determinants through whole systems working

Sefton's approach to addressing child healthy weight is a multifaceted and partnership-centric strategy, delivered through their Start Well, Live Well and Age Well multi-agency approach.

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Collaboration with care providers - improving quality through relationships

A key priority of the Isle of Wight’s ‘Care Close to Home’ Strategy is to deliver significant improvements to the quality of adult social care registered services. This forms part of our adult social care markets and commissioning resource.

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Common online ‘book and pay' facility

Breckland Council in Norfolk and South Holland District Council in Lincolnshire have a shared management model and have jointly launched a comprehensive transformation programme that includes an important work stream on digitalisation.

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Community hubs | Leeds City Council

This is the second case study in One Public Estate's 'Unlocking the value in public sector assets', published in 2017.

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Community, services and policy: A three-pronged approach

Nottingham City Council published a BAME Inequalities Framework in the summer of 2020 which set out a place-based approach to trying to make progress. A taskforce, including representatives from the council and other public sector partners and community groups, was set up to help drive forward the work, including around COVID-19 vaccinations. This case study forms part of the health inequalities hub.

Community-based mental health and suicide prevention interventions for men – learnings and evidence from Cheshire and Merseyside

Like many areas, reaching and engaging middle aged men in suicide prevention activities is an important objective for the Champs Public Health Collaborative. The Collaborative commissioned Everton in the Community and Edge Hill University to conduct an evaluation of funded projects and a rapid evidence review of the effectiveness of these interventions. This case study was done jointly with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and forms part of our suicide prevention resource.

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County Durham Health and Wellbeing Board

County Durham HWB provides system leadership, oversight and governance for health, care and wellbeing in the county. This case study forms part of our integrated care system (ICS) resource.

Coventry and Warwickshire Place Forum

Coventry and Warwickshire STP will become an integrated care system (ICS), and partners have agreed the geography of four integrated care partnerships as the basis for delivering place-based services and support, with a model of integrated local teams combining to deliver primary care, social care, community healthcare and wellbeing support in local hubs.This case study forms part of our integrated care system (ICS) resource.

Coventry City Council’s approach to obesity

A programme supporting minority ethnic women during and after pregnancy is just one of Coventry City Council’s early interventions which are having a positive impact on healthy choices. 

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