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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NHS Health Checks: West Sussex

West Sussex County Council works with a range of providers to deliver the NHS Health Check programme across the county. This includes offering checks in community settings such as libraries, village halls, workplaces and high-street hubs, as well as in clinical settings.

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Journey towards Net Zero – space and water heating solutions for North Tyneside’s new build affordable homes

Evaluation of potential heating and hot water generation strategies for a range of new-build developments to be constructed in the next 10 years.

Discharge planning

How 'S', an autistic man living in Cornwall was discharged from hospital and supported to live an independent life.

Norfolk County Council’s high-performing Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children team

Norfolk County Council has established a high-performing specialist county team that supports the emotional, cultural, health, social and educational needs of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) who arrive in the county.

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Bespoke support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people: Michelle and iDirect, Wiltshire

This case study forms part of the publication, Bespoke support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, an evaluation on the impact consequence for local authorities and councils of delivering bespoke support to autistic people and people with a learning disability, including people who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (or at risk of being detained).

Museum of Making in Derby

Celebrating the area’s rich history of innovation, the Museum of Making in the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site opened in May 2021 as a contemporary space telling Derby’s 300-year history of making.

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Performance management of council-led commercial activity

This review of lessons learned summarises the particular points to consider when looking at governance and performance management of commercial activity within councils.

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Barnsley: creating a diagnostic hub in new retail and leisure centre

In Barnsley the hospital trust and council have worked together to create a diagnostic unit in the new retail and leisure centre, which has been developed as part of a £200 million regeneration of the town centre.

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Coventry and Warwickshire: A CAMHS-led Youth Justice Programme

The CAMHS team are implementing systemic, relationship therapy with additional behavioural and CBT programmes as appropriate. Similarly, they use the Assessment Intervention Moving on (AIMS) sexual offending programme with children as part of a wider offer, including systemic or family therapies addressing the complex family trauma.

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Joint Inspection Team: a national fire safety inspection resource

The national Joint Inspection Team (JIT) was set up to assist councils in taking enforcement action against private landlords that were slow to remediate high-rise residential blocks with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.

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