Case studies

Following the development of the wellbeing offer for NHS staff affected by COVID-19 in April 2020, the NHSE & I regional team in the south east of England felt that there needed to be a similar resource for social care staff.

With a series of key meetings due just as lockdown came into place, we moved quickly to prepare for virtual meetings without quite knowing what they would - or should - look like. As the council already uses the Google Suite of products for day-to-day working, we adopted Google Meet as our platform for virtual meetings, offered a Google Chromebook to all councillors and worked with Digital and IT colleagues to livestream our committee meetings via YouTube.

Leicestershire County Council is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The Council set up the Midlands Energy Performance Contract and appointed Veolia as delivery partner to deliver energy and carbon savings projects: roof solar PV installations, solar carports, LED lighting, controls upgrades, battery storage, EV charging

The challenges in reopening hospitality in Westminster are very similar to those faced by local authorities across the country. This case study summarises how Westminster Council responded to these challenges in a coordinated way.

​​​​​​​We had just stepped out of emergency response mode when COVID-19 hit. As flooding subsided and COVID-19 spread, Herefordshire Council decided to relocate all staff out of its offices.

"At the end of the programme, participants were guaranteed an interview for work at the hospital. This resulted in some excellent employment outcomes for local residents."

"As well as increasing the supply of affordable social housing, this partnership has increased the activities of a company whose model is based on good quality work."

In Sheffield City Region, the development of the Strategic Economic Plan [SEP] included a clear aim to ensure that it reflected and supported principles of inclusive growth.

"The most recent analysis shows that an extra £74 million spend has been retained in Preston and £200 million extra in Lancashire."

"The proportion of local expenditure has increased from 51.5 per cent in 2008/09 to 69.9 per cent in 2018/19 which represents an additional £138 million in the local economy."