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 East Sussex Wellbeing and Employment ESWE service (ESWE) is funded equally by East Sussex County Council Public Health and by Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils. It launched in June 2021 to address the increasing homelessness crisis in the UK.
Walsall Council and Walsall NHS Trust have a dedicated teenage pregnancy team, funded by Walsall Public Health, with more than twenty years’ experience of providing both support and prevention initiatives across the borough.
WILD Young Parents is the largest UK voluntary sector young parent organisation supporting over 20,000 parents and children over the last 33 years. Based in Cornwall and part funded by Cornwall Council, WILD aims to give young parent families a fair start and to prevent repeated patterns of intergenerational trauma and adversity.
Since 2017, the Family Nurse Partnership team in Norfolk have developed and supported a teenage parent pathway. Every young mum-to-be aged 19 and under at conception is eligible for an enhanced service and is offered either Family Nurse Partnership or Teenage Parent Programme.
The public health team at Dudley Council has worked with the local breast cancer screening service to help boost uptake in one of the West Midlands’ most deprived communities.
‘Communities Keeping Well’ is an innovative community partnership in Tower Hamlets using co-production to stimulate community engagement and grow participation, volunteering, networks and cohesion.
In the London Borough of Brent, the Principal Occupational Therapist is leading the development of a prevention strategy by applying occupational therapy's strengths-based, population-focused approach to public health, aiming to reduce care needs and address health inequalities through system-wide collaboration and data-driven planning.
Hertfordshire County Council transformed its reablement services by expanding occupational therapy roles into a dedicated Enablement Team, resulting in improved outcomes, integrated care, and significant cost savings, through evidence-led leadership and a strong focus on prevention and enablement.