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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Lambeth Borough Council: Enhanced Covid-19 testing - Communications campaign review

Lambeth is a complex borough with people from a wide range of religious, language, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. These facts presented both opportunities and challenges in our communications campaign to support surge testing.

Tackling inequalities and disproportionality – Camden Council

Following reports of disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on people from Black, Asian and other ethnic backgrounds, Camden Council formed a working group to investigate.

Political leadership: Bolsover District Council

After nearly 50 years of a Labour controlled Authority, in May 2019 the Council were in the situation of no overall control.

From collaboration to collaborative - developing robust care systems through trusted relationships

An exploration of how various stakeholders worked together to improve performance, strengthen relationships and help transform the Torbay health and care system.

Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team - Creating a fully integrated admission avoidance hub for Ipswich and East Suffolk

Ipswich and East Suffolk’s Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT) is a rapid and multidisciplinary response team created to integrate existing admission avoidance services and stop crisis admissions.

Cheshire West and Chester: the Youth Federation’s Holistic Mental Health Support service

Youth Fed’s mental health programme intends to provide an alternative to crisis or secondary mental health support. The programme aims to ensure that young people can find help easily at an early point of need.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: Solar

Solar was created to transform Solihull’s local provision from a four-tier 0-17 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) model with high service thresholds into an integrated approach with improved access for young people and families and better partnership working.

Wandsworth Borough Council: Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities

Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) is an inclusive evidence-based parenting programme, designed to promote protective factors which are associated with good parenting and better outcomes for children.

Design and Learning Centre - Kent County Council

Kent County Council's health and wellbeing support offer to the care sector in response to COVID-19

Hertfordshire County Council’s Wellbeing Plan for adult care services

In recognition that staff on the frontline, responding to COVID, faced challenges around uncertainty, working arrangements and personal anxiety, Adult Care Services set out a Wellbeing Plan that complemented the council-wide offer and aimed to support this unique workforce through the difficult period.