JOINED
UP PUBLIC SERVICES
Guidance
On this page you will find links to guidance on how successful joined
up working can be achieved.
Sector specific guidance
Local
Strategic Partnerships. Guidance and
information on Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
Department
for Education and Skills. Guidance and
information on partnership working in Education
Department
of Health. Guidance on the Health Act
section 31 partnership arrangements
National
Health Service. Guidance on partnership
working in Local Health Communities.
Regional
Co-ordination Unit. Guidance on Area Based
Initiatives.
NACRO.
Guide to building and sustaining effective crime and disorder reduction
partnerships.
General guidance
Verona
Benchmark. Designed to be used by multi-sectoral
local/regional partnerships to improve the quality of partnership working.
Department
of Trade and Industry. Guidance to help
organisations bring the best out of their people to achieve significantly
enhanced business performance.
Learning
and Regeneration. Good Practice Guide on
developing and sustaining partnerships.
Smarter
Partnerships. Local Government National
Training Organisation site on partnership working.
Good
Practice Net. (subscription) Provides
leading edge thinking on Partnership Working.
Regional
Development Agencies. Building Partnerships
for Prosperity.
The Local
Government Information Unit. (LGIU) work
with local councils and unions to provide policy development and support,
information, ideas and examples of best practice.
National
Audit Office. Report on Joining Up to
Improve Public Services.
Case Studies
On this page you will find links to a number of cases studies
illustrating how successful joined up working can be achieved.
Cabinet
Office Good Practice Database A database of good practice which holds
examples and information on hundreds of ideas that have been introduced in
different parts of the public sector to improve service delivery.
Local
Strategic Partnerships A series of case studies that reflect the range
of different approaches taken by different types of local authorities.
Leeds
– One stop shop advice and service centres These centres provide a
wide range of pubic service provision under one roof.
Working together for
Devon – Developing partnerships between the public, voluntary and
community sectors.
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