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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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Mansfield: implementing the ASSIST hospital discharge scheme

The ASSIST– advocacy, sustainment, supporting independence and safeguarding team – scheme brings together teams from the district council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group, and Nottingham Trent University. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Mapping and development of garage sites in Oxford for community led affordable housing (Oxford City Council)

Piloting an engagement-led approach to identifying brownfield sites for new homes.

mASCot: a membership group for the parents of autistic children

This case study forms part of the What Good Looks Like report on people with a learning disability and autistic people. This co-produced report was commissioned from the Building the Right Support Advisory Group, as part of the wider action plan developed by the Building the Right Support Delivery Board. It has been supported by Partners in Care and Health.

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Masterplanning New Communities to Meet Housing Need - Eastleigh Borough Council

Eastleigh Borough Council sought research to help shape the approach and devise policy that will create mixed and balanced communities and ensure that different housing needs in the borough are addressed.

Matching data to support troubled families: Camden

The London borough of Camden focused on bringing together information from a range of systems to support frontline workers provide a more effective service to families in need.

Matching data to support troubled families: East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County Council worked with key partners to reduce the manual handling of data and to target families more effectively through its innovative use of digital technology.

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Maximising a Council’s soft assets in a leisure context

A project which commenced over three years ago with initial support from the LGA’s Productivity Experts Programme and phase one will launch in June 2019.

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Mayor of London’s Retrofit Accelerators

The Retrofit Accelerators deliver carbon and energy savings for Public Bodies across London (Central & Local Government, NHS, Not for Profits, Social Housing Providers) and can help them think smarter, take a more holistic and Public Body / borough-wide view and achieve much more.

Me and My Learning Programme

Melton Borough Council's Me and My Learning Programme (M&ML) helps people to develop skills, reduce debt and become healthier.

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