Case studies

The overall aim was to increase the number of people seeing London Fire Brigade's safety messages and what the organisation does on a daily basis.

Previous years had seen scarce social media use, so Coventry City Council wanted to use social media more proactively and effectively. This case study forms part of our social media strategy resource.

How the trust went about setting up one of the first successful Instagram accounts for an NHS acute hospital trust.

Local government has a key role to play in preventing people from being drawn into terrorism. The new Prevent duty for local authorities contained within the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015, sets out the need for all local authorities and other specified authorities to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”.

BANES is one of the least deprived authorities in the country, but 20 per cent of the population lives in communities where there is deprivation, shorter life expectancy, increased prevalence of long-term conditions and poorer general health. Reducing this health inequality is an overarching aim of the health and wellbeing board (HWB).

A key objective of the LGA's 'Rewiring Public Services' campaign is to transform public services so that they prevent problems instead of just picking up the pieces.

Over the past two years, police and crime panels have demonstrated their ability to hold police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to account within their given powers and have maintained a fair and transparent approach to accountability throughout some very high-profile and public issues.

This resource describes how public health in a number of councils has started to use the opportunities of a local government setting to improve health and wellbeing. The

The planning system is vital for shaping the future growth of our society. Where it works well, it is one of the best tools that we have to unlock economic growth and to deliver the homes and jobs that are needed in our towns and cities.

In this briefing you will find examples of councils that are looking at innovative ways to provide support with a focus on children and families rather than static services, as well as more information about the scale of the problem and what steps can be taken.