Case studies

West Sussex County Council, in conjunction with 25 member authorities- has established seven key work streams to reflect their devolved powers and is framing their narrative around them.

As the first deal to go through in November 2014, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has spent time laying the foundations for devolution and building the groundwork for its communications activity to ensure the authority gets the basics right.

Bringing together seven local authorities, one local enterprise partnership and a number of delivery organisations under the umbrella of a single combined authority throws up many challenges. Find out how the Combined Authority overcame these issues to put strong governance in place.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council - one of the six authority members of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - has kept devolution high on the agenda, updating staff through regular communications from the chief executive.

South Staffordshire Council works to build sustainability within the organisation and embed a continuous improvement culture focused on efficiency savings and innovative design solutions.

The council produced two campaigns aimed at helping young people develop healthy relationships.

With a local referendum in early 2016, a Police and Crime Commissioner election, and the EU referendum on the cards, Bath and North East Somerset Council wanted to try new communications techniques to increase voter engagement. This case study forms part of our social media strategy resource.

The Trust wanted to attract more nurses to the hospital. Information about nursing and available roles needed to reach a much wider audience and attract more potential candidates.This case study forms part of our social media strategy resource.

Healthwatch Kirklees wanted to drive more traffic to Kirklees’ smoke-free website to encourage people to stop smoking before an operation. This case study forms part of our social media strategy resource.

Worcestershire County Council has set up a one-stop shop for professionals and families who requiring support and access to Early Help Services.