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 City of Wolverhampton Council's public health team has strengthened school-age immunisation uptake through partnership working with the School Age Immunisation Service.
Between February and April 2024 Kirklees Public Health Commissioned Community Champions to carry out a programme of work to increase MMR uptake in low uptake communities.
In response to rising measles cases nationally and falling childhood vaccination coverage, Blackpool Council worked with NHS and community partners to strengthen local MMR catch-up activity.
A pilot delivering flu vaccinations to two to three-year-olds in early years settings (EYS) across high deprivation, low-uptake areas in Cornwall to improve access and knowledge.
Leeds has experienced a significant rise in vaccine-preventable diseases in recent years, including measles and pertussis. Between September 2024 and April 2025, there were over 100 confirmed measles cases across multiple schools and nurseries, resulting in a sustained community outbreak with no single source of transmission. This highlighted both the vulnerability of the local unvaccinated population and the urgent need for a more coordinated, intelligence-led response to improving vaccination uptake through targeted interventions.
In response to a measles outbreak declared by UKHSA in January 2024, Manchester delivered pop-up university vaccination clinics to rapidly protect its large student population.
Wiltshire has generally high vaccination coverage however, this masks pockets of lower uptake at a community level. As a large, predominantly rural county with diverse communities, there was a need to better understand the drivers influencing vaccination attitudes and uptake across population groups. In response, Wiltshire strengthened system working using a whole systems, insight led approach, commissioning research and using the Wiltshire Immunisation Group to coordinate action. This identified differences in access and attitudes and informed a targeted action plan to support more effective, place based interventions to improve uptake and reduce inequalities.