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.
ShowerBox Barking is the first permanent, dedicated, shower facility for people experiencing homelessness. It provides hot showers, clean underwear, respite and refreshments to promote better hygiene and health.
BD Notes is a simple, AI-powered web app developed in-house to help staff turn unstructured meeting transcripts, documents and reports into structured content, reducing administrative time and improving consistency.
In response to Section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Barking and Dagenham developed a dynamic, co-owned Youth Offer shaped by young people and VCFS partners.
Relaxed Inclusive Autism Friendly Tennis: Working with Hinckley and Bosworth Council(HBBC) supported a “Come and Try it Day” at Sport in Desford, offering young people with a disability the chance to try a range of sports.
The development and implementation of the Enhanced Infant Feeding Service provide a community-based frenotomy clinic across LLR, developed through partnership between Family Hubs, LPT, and the ICB.
Fantastic 2s began in late 2016 as a small pilot – and nine years on, it’s still going strong! The programme was born out of a clear need: the uptake of free early education places was worryingly low.
Feel Good in the Forest is a social prescribing initiative from Forestry England and Sport England, designed to support people with mild to moderate health conditions through nature-based activities. It is delivered at four forests including Chopwell Wood, Gateshead, and Thames Chase, London. It helps local communities improve their wellbeing by engaging with nature and physical activity. Forestry England has worked with Havering Council and Gateshead Council to help address local population health need, support the delivery of strategic priorities and connect more people with nature for their wellbeing.
Through our connections with primary care colleagues, we were asked to support local care homes with the delivery of physical activity for their residents.
As part of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Sport England Active Practice accreditation, which encourages GP surgeries to increase physical activity in both staff and patients, Active Together have worked with over 20 surgeries to deliver patient health walks.