Case studies

Essex County Council is committed to supporting unpaid carers, whose vital contributions are often undervalued. In 2022, the Essex All-Age Carers Strategy was developed to enhance support for carers, with six key commitments to improve access to resources, wellbeing, and community recognition. The strategy led to the Essex Carers Model, which includes the Essex Wellbeing Service for initial contact, the Essex Carers Core Offer of Support (ECCOS), a digital service, and the Carers Voice initiative. Extensive stakeholder engagement and coproduction were key to its success. The ambition is to support over 12,500 carers through the redesigned core offer

Shropshire’s focus centred on reframing food insecurity, helping people to maximise their incomes, and bringing communities and organisations together to co-create solutions. These key levers were identified from learning about the issue locally and developing a Theory of Change informed by this understanding.

Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council worked together with local partners to explore and address the issues and drivers causing food insecurity in seven areas of high need.

In the London boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey, a long-established sexual health promotion outreach team provides a trusted gateway linking sex workers with other services.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has been working with the NHS and other partners to increase uptake of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, particularly in the most vulnerable communities.

Cornwall Council’s public health team have been looking at the experience of inclusion health groups including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and the sea fishing community. The aim is to better understand their health experiences and improve access to services and facilities.

The vision for inclusion health in the East Riding is to reduce health inequalities through ensuring equitable access to services and targeted engagement to marginalised communities. This means working proactively with groups at higher risk of poor health outcomes to raise awareness of healthcare and facilitate access to it, so that everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve positive health outcomes.

Severe multiple disadvantage (SMD) refers to people who face multiple challenges including mental ill-health, substance use, contact with the criminal justice system, domestic abuse and homelessness. Nottinghamshire County Council’s public health division is taking a ‘Making Every Adult Matter’ approach in its work with people experiencing SMD.

Led by Luton Borough Council’s public health team and Bedfordshire Police, a wide variety of organisations are working together to improve the support for women involved in on-street sexual exploitation in Luton. They have developed a 10-year strategy and action plan which aims to reduce the harm and impact from on-street sexual exploitation and support women into routes out of it.

Portsmouth City Council funds a project providing specialist support to rough sleepers with drug or alcohol issues and those at risk of rough sleeping. A multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team work in the community to help people access treatment, psychological support and accommodation.