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Hackney Council is the first local authority to launch salary-linked employee loans. In its first year the solution, provided by Salary Finance, has truly changed people’s lives.
With agencies across Sefton recognising the need to involve the public on key issues, it was important to find a way to coordinate and consolidate the work.
‘Our Future, Our Bootle’ is Sefton Council’s Area Action Plan (AAP) for Bootle which will set out a clear vision for the town for the next two decades and beyond. The plan will act as a catalyst for further investment in the town, creating more opportunities for local people and businesses. It will also help to secure the homes that people need and want, help address the challenge of climate change, provide good quality open spaces and facilities, seek local environmental improvements as well as securing job opportunities.
A nurse prescriber from the drug and alcohol service has started doing outreach work with the homeless support team. The work has focused on one particular town centre in the district after concerns were raised about a core group of rough sleepers who were not engaged with treatment.
In the past two years, Sefton Council, the two CCGs and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust have been working collaboratively to develop early intervention services across Sefton that young people have access to before reaching a ‘breaking point’ in their mental health.
Shropshire Libraries, in partnership with public health deliver a myriad of social prescribing opportunities across the county, including 150 reading groups taking place in people’s homes, in libraries and sometimes even pubs.
Developing an online booking service for cemetery and cremation services that allows funeral directors to self-serve and manage their own booking slots. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.
These two councils aimed to integrate forms and back office systems to allow Revenues and Benefits customers to self-serve. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.
Developing an online self-service licensing platform to enable customers submit and pay for applications 24/7. This will be integrated with existing systems to ensure the process works seamlessly from end to end. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.