Local Leadership New Approaches: improving the health of local communities

Public Health England has published Local Leadership New Approaches: improving the health of local communities, which contributes some new insights into improving the health of local communities.

The report broadens out the idea of integration - health and social care working together can make a significant difference to people’s wellbeing, but there are other services and other stakeholders that also have a powerful contribution to make. It also focuses on implementation and describes the experiences of people who deliver such services, and of people who use them.

The report features seven case studies, including Derbyshire. Each one describes a particular programme or close partnership between a local authority and local public health or health care teams, often with the additional support of the voluntary sector.

To download the report visit www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407060/2014712_Local_leadership.pdf.