Case studies

The Care Act 2014, for the first time in legislation, recognises the contribution of housing to the care and support system – defining housing as a ‘health-related service'.

This briefing provides local councillors with a strong business case to address health related worklessness and promote workplace health in their local authority (LA).

This year's compilation of case studies shows how local authorities continue to make progress on improving health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities since public health was formally transferred from the NHS in April 2013.

Childhood obesity has been described as one of the most serious public health challenges for the 21st century by the World Health Organization, while NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has dubbed it "the new smoking".

This report contains a series of case studies which demonstrate innovative skills and employment projects being delivered by, and with, councils across England. They show councils making a real difference, using their unique position to bring partners and resources together to drive local economic growth.

  Making the process of applying for disabled adaptations easier and getting the adaptation works carried out more efficiently.  

Over the years, councils have focused primarily on helping children. That is clearly still important, but now it's time to do more to help parents as well.

The challenge of the ageing population and supporting people with long-term conditions is one of the biggest our society faces.

There is growing recognition that loneliness is a serious problem, with far reaching implications, not just for individuals, but also for wider communities, which merits the attention of local authorities.

The fire and rescue sector is transforming the way in which it delivers services. This document updates the LGA's previous  document (April 2015).