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.
The Healthy Minds Lincolnshire Service is a partnership to support emotional wellbeing needs of young people, focusing on early intervention, promoting resilience and the prevention of emotional wellbeing concerns escalating to mental health issues.
In 2014 East Surrey CCG embarked on a project to improve the medical care of residents of nursing and residential homes. This example of a local initiative forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.
Leicestershire’s school nursing service has set up a text messaging service for secondary school pupils. It has helped the service engage hard-to-reach groups with pupils reporting it makes them feel more comfortable discussing sensitive issues.
When the Essex Partners Group commissioned research into the challenges facing the county, it became clear no organisation could tackle them alone. But before working out the solutions, the group had to find a story to unite everyone with a role to play.
With Hackney experiencing unprecedented change over the past decade, the council had to make sure that its corporate narrative reflected the realities of its communities.
Bristol Plays Music, the city’s music education hub, is developing a range of opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
A case study on the support provided by the London Borough of Hillingdon to support children with SEND, and their families, to ensure positive outcomes.
However, the partners recognised that modern design approaches and technologies offered them new opportunities to give customers a much better digital experience while reducing costs.
Partners East Dorset and Christchurch Councils identified licensing as an area of high demand and volume, with the majority of the process being handled offline. The current processes took up a considerable amount of customer time and effort, while officers were involved in re-keying data and reconciling payments. This case study forms part of our digital experts resource.
Gloucester City Council developed and implemented a ‘My Council / Report it' App which allows its customers to utilise mobile technology to identify a range of issues (such as flytipping, dog fouling, graffiti, pot holes etc) and to send real-time information, identifying the nature of an issue, its location and status directly to the council.