The total approach in the delivery of public services

33 Articles

Social Media
[, Jan 13, 2012]

Given the relevance and importance of ICT technology and corresponding social media strategies, Localis has begun research to explore the use of social media within local government. This work will build on the current local government efforts for policy innovation, and also addresses growing corpor

The Big Society Series
[False, Jan 13, 2012]

Since David Cameron introduced the term ‘Big Society’, there has been a lot of discussion about what it does – and doesn’t – mean. The debate has spent an unhealthy amount of time in the cul de sac of ‘is it just a fig leaf for cuts’. Localis’ research focuses on the Big Society in its widest concep

Shifting from acute to primary and community care
[, Jan 10, 2012]

Two thirds of councils see local government as unengaged in shaping health reforms while almost three quarters believe the sector has had little or no influence over them. These are the depressing results from a national straw poll conducted by Localis for the Kent Health Commission – a new forum wh

Roundtable: What makes shared management initiatives work
[False, Jan 4, 2012]

What makes shared management initiatives work (in association with the Local Government Association)

Local government's role in healthcare
[, Dec 20, 2011]

One element of the NHS reforms has prompted little conversation – the reconnection of local government to health, says Localis' Alex Thomson

Disposing of rubbish after Christmas
[, Dec 14, 2011]

It's time to take the rubbish out of the Christmas break says Alex Thomson.

Engaging ways to enhance healthcare
[, Dec 8, 2011]

The Kent Health Commission has been set up to demonstrate how latest health reforms can be made to work for the benefit of all. Alex Thomson explains

Big Green Society: Creating cleaner, greener neighbourhoods in a time of austerity
[, Dec 7, 2011]

Councils can ‘nudge’ communities into creating cleaner, greener neighbourhoods, including how to tackle ice and snow during the winter months argues Dominic Rustecki from Localis.

Thinktank to examine shared chief model
[, Dec 1, 2011]

Research has been commissioned into the success of shared chief executives as the number of new appointments tails off.

Council's 'Big Green Society' drive homes in on waste and litter
[, Nov 28, 2011]

A London council is calling on the public to take greater responsibility for the waste and litter they generate using principles behind the Government's Big Society plan.

Fresh thinking required to change attitudes to waste and recycling says new Localis report
[, Nov 25, 2011]

Local government think-tank Localis, in partnership with Westminster City Council, today launched ‘The Big Green Society’, the latest pamphlet in their Big Society Series. The pamphlet sets out a number of recommendations for councils to both help encourage residents and local businesses contribute

Enable rather than enforce waste strategies, councils told
[, Nov 25, 2011]

Local authorities should use ‘nudge’ strategies to change public behaviour towards waste management according to a new report.

The Big Green Society
[False, Nov 25, 2011]

This pamphlet offers practical suggestions for reforming and improving the way in which waste management and cleansing is carried out in local government. It explores the applicability of nudge theory to engender greater levels of personal responsibility among residents and how local government can

Planning and the Big Society
[, Oct 25, 2011]

As one of two groups (the other being a neighbourhood forum) able to develop a neighbourhood plan, parish councils will have a vital role to play once the Localism Bill is enacted – offering an established structure to guide communities through potential early uncertainties regarding the process, an

Strategic Commissioning Is The Future
[, Oct 12, 2011]

A vast majority of councils in England and Wales are looking at the strategic commissioning approach - its not just outsourcing - but an opportunity to support the third sector and cooperatives. Whilst the recent constraints on government finance have attracted much attention, there is broad consen

Pledging support
[, Oct 6, 2011]

I could not choose a ‘best’ example of localism in action from across the UK – there are so many – but the London Borough of Barnet’s PledgeBank is as good as any. PledgeBank is an online facility that allows residents to pledge support for local initiatives, such as helping to clean graffiti off

Strategic commissioning approach will deliver better local public services, says new Localis report
[, Sep 28, 2011]

Local government think tank Localis has launched a major report, with cross party support, at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, describing how councils can deliver better public services by shifting towards a more ‘strategic commissioning’ approach.

Commission Impossible?
[False, Sep 28, 2011]

Localis in association with Mears and Essex County Council have produced a report on the future role of councils as strategic commissioners.

Majority of councils adopt strategic commissioning role
[, Sep 28, 2011]

More than 80% of councils are planning to take on a strategic commissioning role for the delivery of local services, according to Localis.

Future of Local Public Services
[, Sep 28, 2011]

80% of councils are considering taking a greater strategic commissioning role in the delivery of local public services in the near future, in order to meet the challenges of unprecedented financial squeeze faced by English local authorities, according to a report published by Localis, in partnership

Councils embracing commissioning role
[, Sep 28, 2011]

Some 80% of English councils are considering taking a greater strategic commissioning role in the delivery of their services, according to fresh research.

Surrey's Big Society
[, Sep 27, 2011]

Localis in partnership with Surrey CC have published the next pamphlet in the Big Society series, examining the innovative approaches to delivering the Big Society in Surrey and the lessons for other local authorities.

Time to get serious about localism
[, Sep 8, 2011]

Skills, criminal justice and health, as well as work and pensions, are all areas in which councils should be free to show how they can do things differently and more effectively, says Alex Thomson. Is the coalition Government serious about empowering local government?

Plugged In - The Big Green Society
[, May 12, 2011]

Waste management and street cleaning are not the most glamorous of political issues. But, as every councillor knows, that doesn’t stop them carrying serious political weight since, for many local residents and businesses, they are the most visible council-provided service they receive.

Local Commissioning for Local Needs
[, Apr 13, 2011]

The government has recently put forward its vision for a new approach to public service provision, giving private firms, voluntary and community groups and local organisations the chance to bid more widely for public service contracts.

Government adopts Localis community-based proposals
[, Oct 27, 2010]

The Department for Communities and Local Government have announced trials focusing on local flexibility in service provision and community-based budgets

Bob Neill interview with Alex Thomson
[, Oct 8, 2010]

Following the Localis event 'Total Place or Total Waste?' at the Conservative Party Conference, Bob Neill spoke with Alex Thomson about some of the issues raised during the discussion

Time and the Place
[, Oct 6, 2010]

Localis argues in our Total Neighbourhood report that, while putting local budgets funds under the control of a strong, locally elected lead will reduce duplication, re-centre the focus on service users, and help to tackle social issues through prevention rather than (much more expensive) cure, it i

Birmingham initiative hailed as future of 'Big Society'
[, Oct 6, 2010]

Birmingham City Council’s community-led early intervention programmes show local authorities how to deliver cheaper and “radically better” services, according to thinktank Localis.

Neill backs place-based budgeting at Localis event
[, Oct 5, 2010]

Bob Neill endorses Total Place-style budgeting at Localis Conservative Party conference fringe event

Total Neighbourhood
[, Oct 4, 2010]

A report in conjunction with Birmingham City Council on future paths for place-based and community-led approaches to service provision

Conservative Conference: Total Place or Total Waste?
[, Oct 4, 2010]

A panel debate with Bob Neill MP, Cllr David Parsons, Dr John Seddon and Cllr Paul Carter about the future of joined-up services at the local level

Place your bets
[, Apr 20, 2010]

Total Place should not be about making cost savings (although it will lead to them), or political maneuvering within central government. It is therefore a challenge for the next government to take Total Place forward in the right manner.

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More than forty commissioning support services proposed
[False, Jan 20, 2012]

The 50 primary care trust clusters could set up as many as 41 commissioning support services nationwide, an investigation by LGC’s sister title Health Service Journal has revealed.

Big Society is being hampered by lack of clarity - MPs
[, Dec 14, 2011]

The public and the voluntary sector remain confused about David Cameron's flagship Big Society idea, MPs say.

Public services reform plan delayed
[, Dec 7, 2011]

A key plan setting out how the government intends to implement its flagship public services reform agenda has been delayed until the new year, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.

Strict limits on Pickles' bin fund
[, Dec 5, 2011]

Councils will only be able to bid for a share of Eric Pickles’ £250m bin collections pot if they commit to weekly residual waste collections, officials have said.

PM to 'end state's monopoly' over public services
[, Jul 12, 2011]

David Cameron has unveiled plans to end the era of "old fashioned" delivery of public services by allowing almost all of them to be opened up to competition from the private and voluntary sector.

Sector confidence over services improves
[, May 6, 2011]

Councils’ assurance that they can safeguard their key services has improved significantly in recent months, LGC’s latest confidence survey has found.

Local pilots explore potential of cross-sector collaboration
[, Nov 11, 2010]

A group of councils is to submit radical proposals to the Treasury detailing how a shake-up of capital spending rules and estate management could save some £50bn across the public sector.

Community budget pilots to start
[, Oct 20, 2010]

So-called "community budget" arrangements, which will allow councils to pool budgets, will be rolled out in 16 areas from next year, the chancellor has announced in his spending review.

Osborne pledges ‘greater financial autonomy'
[, Jun 10, 2010]

Council chiefs’ hopes that ministers would consider Total Place-style “area budgets” were boosted when the chancellor pledged to hand councils greater financial autonomy and to consider local government’s needs holistically.

Neill supports Total place principles
[, Jun 3, 2010]

Communities minister Bob Neill has told councils to forge ahead with Total Place projects, although questions remained about how much support the programme had outside the Department for Communities & Local Government.

Power of healthy partnerships
[, May 18, 2010]

Chief executives are hired because they are exceptional people who can handle the pressures of the top job. But in the wake of the recession and the Total Place ‘whole area approach’, the spotlight is on their ability to work in company with other leaders across their patch.