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.
North East Lincolnshire developed a volunteer programme to strengthen Best Start Family Hubs through peer support and community capacity. Building on Sure Start learning, the aim was to increase engagement, support early intervention, and create pathways into employment for local residents.
Lincolnshire has implemented a co-located speech and language drop-in model across Family Hubs to support prevention, early identification and intervention for children’s communication needs.
This case study explores how BCP Council prepared for day one of its creation, including the establishment of a transformation programme that addressed inherited legacy technology, built new organisational skills and capabilities, and used programme management and governance to enable effective, sustained change across the council.
The City of Wolverhampton Council's public health team has strengthened school-age immunisation uptake through partnership working with the School Age Immunisation Service.
Between February and April 2024 Kirklees Public Health Commissioned Community Champions to carry out a programme of work to increase MMR uptake in low uptake communities.
This project aimed to address the decline in cervical screening uptake by identifying barriers people faced to accessing cervical screening in Kirklees and implementing targeted, evidence-based interventions to improve engagement.
In response to rising measles cases nationally and falling childhood vaccination coverage, Blackpool Council worked with NHS and community partners to strengthen local MMR catch-up activity.
A pilot delivering flu vaccinations to two to three-year-olds in early years settings (EYS) across high deprivation, low-uptake areas in Cornwall to improve access and knowledge.