Community Safety |
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Website to assist partnerships respond effectively to some
of the problems they encounter. Includes case studies and examples
which respond to the requirements of the Crime and Disorder
Act, demonstrate effective solutions to prevalent problems;
and point to potential good practice. (Audit Commission) |
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Provides guidance on measuring performance for community safety
partnerships, using four different perspectives of effectiveness
- impact on the community, external processes, partnership management
and improvement, and use of resources. (Audit Scotland) |
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Home Office website featuring toolkits for crime reduction,
aimed at local partnerships set up under the 1998 Crime &
Disorder Act. One toolkit concerns Partnership Working, and
includes guidance, eg, on partnership development, auditing
crime & disorder, consultation and evaluation. |
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The Practical Skills section of the Home Office's Crime Reduction
website includes problem solving tools and checklists which
can be adapted for use in other partnership contexts. |
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Health |
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Website to promote collaboration, discussion and information
sharing between Health Action Zones. Includes details of national
and local evaluations, discussion forums, etc (Department of
Health) |
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New project that is setting up a "Health Voice" network to
enable people from all communities and organisations to develop
and share the skills and resources needed to have an appropriate
say in the development of health policies and services (funded
by Department of Health, managed by UK Health for All Network) |
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Integrated Working Good practice review of health and social
services provision in Scotland. Includes case studies and a
matrix of drivers and barriers relating to joint working. (Nuffield
Centre for Community Care Studies for Joint Future Group of
the Scottish Executive) |
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Benchmark designed to be used by local and regional multi-sectoral
partnerships to improve the quality of partnership working and
to help focus on delivering sustainable and integrated health,
social and economic development. International project with
pilot areas including South Lanarkshire, Highland, West Lothian,
Caerphilly and NW England (World Health Organization) |
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Network to help better practice in mental health become the
established practice in London, aimed especially at front-line
staff who may have limited opportunities to meet others. Involves
on-line resources on policy and practice, plus e-discussion
groups. Also organises practical programmes (eg, on conflict
management) and development networks. |
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Self-assessment tool and good practice guide aimed at health
organisations working together in planning, procuring and implementing
information systems and services. (Treasury - Public Services
Productivity Panel) For a regional implementation report: www.doh.gov.uk/nwro/whatsnew.htm |
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E-Government |
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Supports ICT applications in local authorities in pursuit
of Best Value and service improvement, * citizen-focused service
delivery, and sustainable community development. FastTrack self-assessment
toolkit available for download. Site sponsored by DTLR. |
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Learning |
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Toolkit for promoting the concept of Learning Cities through
partnership working. Provides background on getting started
and whom to involve, highlights workable strategies and possible
pitfalls, examines ways of assessing progress and value, and
facilitates benchmarking. (DfES-supported) |
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Site for national evaluation of Learning Partnerships. Includes
"Priorities and Performance: Guide to Positive Self-Review"
and good practice case studies of partnership development and
activities. (DfES) |
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Regeneration |
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Community Development and Training Project in the South East
aims to improve training and learning opportunities for people
directly involved in neighbourhood renewal and community capacity
building. |
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Toolkit to help partnerships formed by local communities to
assess and improve the vitality of their town and surrounding
countryside. (Countryside Commission) |
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Guidance and support for New Deal for Communities Partnerships.
Contains guidance on topics such as Developing Delivery Plans,
Developing and Testing Ideas, and Monitoring, Review and Evaluation.
The guide to Delivering Change includes suggestions for learning
programmes to build partnership capabilities. (See also NDC
discussion forum on Regen.net.) |
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Gateway to sources of information on regeneration and a means
of sharing experience and good practice |
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Training programme funded by the Scottish Executive to support
all the partners involved in Social Inclusion Partnerships and
Working for Communities Pathfinders. Involves training modules
bringing together partners across public, private and community
sectors. |
