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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Streamlining homelessness support: Lambeth Council

Lambeth Council partnered with Lightning Reach to streamline how residents apply for homelessness support and connect with other financial help.

West Northamptonshire Council: Physiotherapy in adult social care

This case study, which forms part of the resource, What good looks like in the retention of regulated professionals, highlights the impact of trusted, values-led leadership on long-term commitment, autonomy and professional confidence in Manchester.

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How everyday leadership, learning culture and workload decisions can strengthen retention under sustained system pressure

These anonymised examples are drawn from practice within a single local authority and are fully anonymised to focus on learning rather than location. This case study is part of the resource, What good looks like in the retention of regulated professionals.

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Calderdale Council: A preventative model for holistic financial and wellbeing support

The Early Advice and Support Team is a preventative service designed to address financial hardship by tackling its wider social and health determinants.

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Transforming support for homeless families: Mansfield District Council

Mansfield District Council has been selected as one of three national Testing Hubs by the Justlife Foundation to lead a two year project improving temporary accommodation for homeless families.

Reaching the unreached: Co-produced PrEP engagement with vulnerable women in Norfolk

Norfolk County Council worked with Hitch Marketing to increase PrEP awareness among women at heightened HIV risk who were under-served by mainstream health messaging.

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From community activity to population impact: Modelling the health value of culturally tailored cardiovascular prevention

Barnet’s Healthy Heart Peer Support Project is a culturally tailored cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme focused on African, Caribbean and South Asian communities at higher risk of poor outcomes.

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Croydon council’s creative health programme one year on: a dedicated local authority team as centralised resource for a creative health ‘ecosystem’

This case study looks at how a dedicated creative health team within a local authority can support systematic implementation of creative health across council, community, voluntary, health and other partners.

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