Actions speak louder than words
June 21, 2018
The West Midlands is driving improvements in work place mental health and wellbeing. Sean Russell, Sarah Norman and Michelle Harte explain how their organisations are contributing.
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‘No heroics – just solid leadership’
May 29, 2018
Attracted to the job of chief executive of Bolton by the ‘brilliant vision’ for the place, Tony Oakham is working on the delivery of that vision. He tells Heather Jameson about some of the leadership role models that have inspired him throughout his [..]
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Working to get our people up and running
May 16, 2018
Paul Najsarek outlines the ambitions of the West London Alliance work and health programme – a social and economic partnership involving Ealing LBC designed to support the community financially, in work and in health.
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Warwickshire is at the heart of home improvements
May 14, 2018
A partnership between authorities in Warwickshire is one to watch when it comes to ensuring disabled people get the home improvements they need. Paul Smith explains why.
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Preventing terror: the perspective of two councils
May 9, 2018
The Prevent strategy against radicalisation has recently come under fire for being a top-down initiative. Dan Peters talks to two local authorities with diverse populations that both back Prevent as a means of targeting impressionable young people [..]
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