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HICM: Intermediate Care: Hertfordshire

Overview

Hertfordshire County Council had previously sought to embed a reablement ethos in care provision by placing occupational therapists (OTs) within generic teams, largely managed by social work qualified managers. This approach had delivered limited progress, and the expected benefits did not fully materialise. The Council therefore decided to take a new approach, creating a dedicated Enablement Team.

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HICM: Intermediate Care: Leeds

Overview

The HomeFirst Programme was established in 2022 with the primary aim to improve outcomes for Leeds residents accessing intermediate care, to improve staff experience and to make better use of our collective resources.

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The programme was made up of 5 independent projects, all relying on strong working relationships across system partners, including third-sector organisations.

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2026 Local Government Apprentice of the Year winner - Leena Futter

The 2026 Local Government Apprentice of the Year winner - Leena Futter - began her journey in local government in October 2022 as a casual Recreational Assistant. This led on to her first apprenticeship opportunity as a Leisure and Fitness Apprentice. In September 2025, Leena then took a bold step into her current role as a Corporate Project Administrator Apprentice at Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and is now undertaking her second apprenticeship, level 3 Business Administrator.

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Top tips for chief executives

The role of the chief executive in ensuring good governance and assurance practice is paramount. These top tips are designed to support chief executives to keep at ‘front of mind’ the key elements of good governance and assurance.

Challenge 1: Newcastle City Council

It’s January 2024, and the return of the LGA’s officer leadership development programme and annual competition, the Local Government Challenge. For challenge one, our cohort of 10 officers, participating from councils all over the country, headed to Newcastle City Council in the North East.

Discharge to recover and then assess

John Bolton is a former director of social services and a former strategic finance director at the Department of Health. For the past decade, John has worked as an independent consultant with health and care systems across the United Kingdom on effective and efficient use of resources, including the most cost-effective way of managing the discharge of older people from hospital. He has been working with the Better Care Fund Support Programme to deliver improvement support to systems.

February 2024: Launching Diverse by Design for Adults Social Care at NCASC

In this blog, Lindsey Martin, Partners in Care and Health Workforce Advisor, takes us to Bournemouth for takes us to Bournemouth for the launch of their new equality, diversity and inclusion workbook. It’s Friday 1 December, it’s the last day of the National Conference for Adult and Children's Services (NCASC), and it’s been snowing!