Case studies

Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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Cornwall Education Learning Trust (CELT) Civic Work

This case study details how CELT’s civic strategy aims to foster a community response and approach to improving outcomes for children in the mid Cornwall area. To capture this learning an interview took place with Claire Bunting Director of Reach for CELT, led by Ann Van Dyke.

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Growing and retaining social workers through apprenticeships and a trainee pod model in Gateshead Council

This case study, which forms part of the resource, What good looks like in the retention of regulated professionals, illustrates system-level leadership alignment across organisations, creating consistency, clarity and confidence for practitioners in Gateshead.

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West Northamptonshire Council: Physiotherapy in adult social care

This case study, which forms part of the resource, What good looks like in the retention of regulated professionals, highlights the impact of trusted, values-led leadership on long-term commitment, autonomy and professional confidence in Manchester.

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Using evaluation to strengthen a whole-system approach to serious youth violence in Lambeth

Lambeth Council applied to the National Institute for Health and Care Research for an independent evaluation of Lambeth Made Safer, its ten-year public health and anti-racist strategy to reduce serious youth violence.

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Croydon council’s creative health programme one year on: a dedicated local authority team as centralised resource for a creative health ‘ecosystem’

This case study looks at how a dedicated creative health team within a local authority can support systematic implementation of creative health across council, community, voluntary, health and other partners.

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Whole Systems Approach to Physical Activity Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire’s ‘Whole Systems Approach to Physical Activity’ (WSAPA) provides an evidence-based approach to tackling physical inactivity and health inequalities through interventions delivered in partnership with district councils across Oxfordshire.

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Cornwall Council – Supported Housing Vacancy and Pipeline Tracker

Cornwall Council has developed an innovative new digital approach to managing its supported housing (adult social care and homelessness), extra care housing, young persons accommodation and care homes.

Embedding physical activity into domiciliary care

This case study outlines how moving more was integrated into domiciliary care to support older adults at risk of reduced function, falls and frailty.

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We Are Undefeatable in Blackburn with Darwen: Catalysing systems change for people with long term health conditions

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council worked with the Richmond Group of Charities and Together an Active Future (TaAF) to localise the We Are Undefeatable (WAU) campaign to inspire residents with health conditions to be more active.

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