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.
Rotherham requested Partners in Care and Health’s (PCH) support to undertake the public health strengths and risks self-assessment tool. The work identified a series of strengths and challenges from community engagement to supporting members which are now being addressed. The support comes ahead of a three-day regional Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) peer review later this year.
For Cheshire and Merseyside, as with many Marmot Places, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked collective action across the region’s nine local authorities to address and tackle existing and deepening health inequalities.
In 2019, the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, already conscious of the persisting health inequalities across its region, commissioned the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) to help establish a Marmot City Region, focussing on reducing health inequalities in the social determinants of health.
Coventry became the first ‘Marmot City’ in 2013 after approaching the UCL Institute of Health Equity for support in reducing health inequalities in the city.
Every Marmot Place is different. Factors such as geography, demography or the economy impact on the social determinants of health and in turn the local population.
The impact of the pandemic persuaded Waltham Forest to undertake a focussed piece of work on health and equity, leading to a local Marmot report produced by the UCL Institute of Health Equity.
Worcestershire’s smoking at time of delivery rate has historically been higher than the national average (12.2 per cent in 19/20). Worcestershire has had low rates of carbon monoxide screening in pregnancy, average quit rates that struggled to rise above 40 per cent and no service for women after they had given birth- meaning many would be likely to relapse and enter their next pregnancy as a smoker.
To address low breast cancer screening rates in Dudley and Netherton, a mobile screening unit was relocated to a central location, and a targeted awareness campaign was co-produced with local women.
Hertfordshire’s Connected Lives model places an emphasis on professional autonomy and creative, personalised preventative and enabling interventions to. prevent people’s needs escalating.