Case studies

The council has played a crucial role in helping keep vaccination centres running and taking responsibility for many of the logistical issues so NHS staff can concentrate on giving vaccines.

Wolverhampton opened its first rapid testing centre in November and now has a network of seven across the city, using a hub and spoke approach.

Focused on both the message (what) and who (messenger) to tackle misinformation among minority groups.

Identified key businesses, workers and residents to target with preventative messages.

Developed a programme to address health and wellbeing disparity at a local level.

Organised focus groups with vaccine hesitant residents.

Frustrated at the rising numbers of vulnerable people struggling to access homes and support that met their needs, the Somerset Strategic Housing Group (SSHG) decided we needed to crack the problem. But where to start?

Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) have been providing ongoing support for the pre-planning of Primary Care Network (PCN) sites and the roll-out of all COVID-19 vaccination sites across the borough.

Care homes COVID-19 crisis prompted a local innovative, evidence-based approach to tackling COVID-19 infections/outbreaks and other challenges faced by Sutton care homes.

There are four local vaccination centres in the Wigan borough. Two are run from leisure centres, one from a community centre and the fourth at a conference centre. A local pharmacy has also recently started providing vaccinations recently.