Case studies

Herefordshire Council worked to support Leominster community to develop responses for people engaged with adult social care and families facing crisis.

In January 2015, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council went out to tender for the school nursing service and didn't receive any bidders. Between January and March, they did an options paper and Cabinet decided in March 2015 to transfer the service in-house and propose that they should subsequently explore also bringing health visiting in-house.

With health and fitness a priority for all firefighters, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service wanted to find a way to support their employees to live healthier lives. Corporate communications manager Alex Mills explains how they achieved their objective.

Brent Council wanted to free capacity for its internal communications officer to work on more strategic projects, improve the speed of communications across the organisation and improve channels.

Explore is a mutual organisation which runs library services on behalf of the City of York Council.

Creativity Works provides self-support groups and peer-led networks to support mental health in Bath and North East Somerset.

Aylesbury Vale District Council is looking for ways to grow their way out of financial challenges as part of an integrated programme of service innovation, investment and change, called the New Business Model.

Faced with the challenge of engaging employees in a new vision, Wigan Council quite literally took their staff on a journey.

Faced with the need to downsize to ease financial pressures, Cheshire West and Chester Council had a challenge on its hands. How best to communicate potentially controversial changes without losing employees’ trust and support.

When Essex County Council decided it needed to change the way the organisation worked,it went straight to its people. Holly Baker, People and change communications manager at Essex County Council explains all.