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February 2nd 2012
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE ?
A LEADERSHIP Commission is being established for the region to support the sector-led improvement agenda. To find out more about this and other innovations and events in the North West, read the February edition of the Networks News
January 13th 2012
The January edition of the NWIEP’s Networks News is loaded with support for councils wanting to improve their performance, tackle priority issues and meet the key challenges being faced today.
There’s a new network being established by the NW Efficiency Network to provide support and learning for officers working with troubled families; there’s a second, new network being set up by the NW Improvement Network to offer coaching support and advice – and there’s a new toolkit been launched to help councils create their own dream teams.
December 23rd 2011
Wishing you a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
See you in 2012
December 2nd 2011
Senior managers who have undergone large scale change facilitation training are giving time back to regional projects; make a date for A BIT of Alright with representatives from 10 public sector organisations who have introduced training which has brought efficiencies for their organisation; find out how you can discover what’s being done to work with complex families in the North West. All these stories - and more – are in the December edition of Networks News.
November 28th 2011
A PUBLIC sector organisation, set up nine years ago to help local authorities in the North West to improve their e-Government performance, has been relaunched.
The North West E-Government Group (NWEGG) has announced that it will now be known as iNetwork and plans to open up its membership from North West public sector organisations, to a national audience.
November 10th 2011
The Adult Social Care Efficiency Programme is part of the LGA’s wider Productivity Programme and is seeking to engage with up to 15 local authorities in 2011-12.
The programme’s objective is to help councils take forward their efficiency and transformation agendas.
The programme will work with participants over a two-year period to support them to refine and develop the comprehensive efficiency / change approaches required to deliver the savings authorities need to make to meet the challenges of reduced funding, demographic pressures and personalisation.
November 7th 2011
On 31st October, a joint event between the NWIEP and LGA took place to discuss ‘taking the lead’ on Sector Led Improvement.
The event had an attendance of over 80 people and brought together individuals from local government, health, fire and police covering the whole of the North West, as well as Peers and officers from the LGA.
The next chapter in the conversation will take place on the 09 January 2012, when Sir Merrick Cockell, Chair of the LGA will be in the North West to engage with key thinkers and decision makers to move the discussion onto the next stage. The aim is to have a clear focus and direction for sector led work in the North West by March 2012. Read more.......
November 3rd 2011
How are the region’s Chief Executives tackling the cost of alcohol misuse on the public purse? Why’s the LEAN programme – delivered jointly by the NW Efficiency Network and the NW Improvement Network – proving so popular, and how has the region now saved £11.3M on its tendering processes? Find out now in the November Networks News.
November 1st 2011
What is Alcohol Awareness Week? Alcohol Awareness Week is an Alcohol Concern initiative in collaboration with regional and national health groups Balance (North East), Our Life and Drink Wise North West (North West), Alcohol Focus Scotland, Alcohol Action Ireland and Alcohol Concern Cymru (Wales). Read more.........
October 7th 2011
A TOP-LEVEL commitment to tackle the costs of dementia, a workshop to boost elected member’s performance as health champions and a call to ‘break the rules’ and innovate are all featured in this month’s Networks News.
To read about these and the rest of the highlights from the North West Efficiency Network and the North West Improvement Network.
September 20th 2011
Are you equipped for the future? The NWIEP has published its offer document outlining how the transitional funding for 2011-12 has been allocated – and, more importantly, how it is being used to support councils in their drive to boost efficiency and improvement performance in the current climate. The funding is being managed and delivered through the NW Efficiency Network and the NW Improvement Network.
Click here to read the document and see how the Networks can support you.
September 20th 2011
The NWIEP Transition Programme has issued its first edition of the Networks News.
We'll be keeping you updated every month, via the Networks News, with news of the work of the NWIEP which is being continued by the NW Efficiency Network and the NW Improvement Network.
September 7th 2011
NWIEP has now completed its three year programme and is in the process of transferring its work back into the sector. This will signal the end of the successful life of the NWIEP. It is expected to be completed by March 2012.
July 13th 2011
THE new framework for the supply of interims and consultants which can save north west councils up to £3M a year has been revealed at Rochdale Town Hall.
April 15th 2011
Councils in the North West can save almost £1.4million a year by using a new collaborative residential framework.