Case studies

The Norfolk Teenage Parent Pathway (TPP) was launched in 2017 and was the culmination of a service redesign; to broaden the reach of support to all teenage parents within Norfolk.

On 3 June 2017 London Bridge and Borough Market were targeted by a terrorist attack. With emergency services leading the initial response, Southwark Council had the vital job of keeping residents, councillors and the wider community informed.

When responsibility for public health transferred to local government in 2013, HIV rates in London were rising. This case study explains how effective stakeholder engagement and clear communication brought all 33 London boroughs together to tackle the issue and deliver change.

The social care technology company Konnektis and Bradford Metropolitan District Council have developed an information sharing platform which aims to help people to stay in their home. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our care and health improvement digital and information resource.

The IAM form, a patient held record that can be changed, added to and enhanced as needs change, is an opportunity for patients to consider their own strengths, resources as well as their health and social care needs. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our care and health improvement digital and information resource.

Public health curriculum adviser Alice Cruttwell has developed the programme for years 1 to 11 over the past six years with the aim of not only tackling teenage pregnancy, but also addressing safeguarding issues and improving the self-confidence and selfesteem of young people too.

North Tyneside has seen a significant reduction in the teenage pregnancy rate of 74 per cent since 1998. At the heart of North Tyneside Council’s success has been its partnership working which has allowed it to make great strides in creating youth-friendly services.

Our Deane Helpline is a service which has been providing a lifeline and response package to people for over 30 years, along with associated monitoring of Lifeline alarms across the South West. Its purpose is to support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and to prolong their quality of life.

Health and care leaders worked with the voluntary and community sector by investing £20,000 to support the sector to build its information sharing capability to achieve compliance and facilitate further information sharing and social prescribing. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our care and health improvement digital and information resource.

Leicestershire has had great success reducing teenage pregnancy rates – latest figures show a fall of over 60 per cent since 1998. But the county council’s public health team has also invested time and effort in supporting young parents.