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.
Walsall Council, in partnership with Walsall Manor Hospital's antenatal clinic, commissioned creative arts practitioners to engage pregnant women to explore attitudes to and encourage uptake of maternal vaccines.
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.
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.
The City of Wolverhampton Council's public health team has strengthened school-age immunisation uptake through partnership working with the School Age Immunisation Service.