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Best practice

May 2018

  • planting a seedling tree<br>green tree Regeneration

    Unprecedented level of joint working is transforming lives of older people

    An alliance involving Croydon’s council, NHS and charities is to develop its work after demonstrating early benefits

August 2016

  • Two boys with bikes, hang around in front of a graffiti wall

    Tell us the truth about troubled families, even if it embarrasses ministers

    Jill Rutter
    The trouble with suppressing bad news about policy is that MPs, ministers, officials and the public won’t know what works - and what doesn’t

July 2014

  • Say yes love hearts

    Public Leaders viewpoint
    Eight tips for managers on how to turn your council around

  • Edinburgh Leisure Steady Steps course

    Steady Steps: the project to help older people walk without falling

June 2014

  • A stack of coloured pencils

    What makes a great procurement boss?

    The most effective procurement leaders will plan ahead and bring out the best in those who work around them. Roy Ayliffe explains

May 2014

  • Homes for Haringey

    The social housing organisation trying new ways to help people find jobs

    Project 2020 now has a range of schemes to help young people and adults gain the skills and confidence to find employment. Debbie Andalo reports
  • Prison gates, Wetherby

    The probation trust that's now employing ex-offenders as mentors

    London Probation Trust also set up a council where former offenders could share feedback on probation services
  • Man stargazing in desert

    Competition launches to find the best public sector apprentices

    After the success of its Rising Stars competition, PPMA now seeks to discover the sector's best young talent

April 2014

  • HR staff at the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

    Family court support staff can now rate themselves against colleagues

  • Pets at Home

    What public services can learn from Pets at Home and Jessops about customer service

March 2014

  • Basildon hospital's e-board

    E-boards could transform patient administration in the NHS

  • West Sussex fields

    How one council is centralising its procurement

February 2014

  • bookcase

    Privatisation helps west London libraries turn over new leaf

  • Teaching a child to write

    West London Alliance: councils' shared purchasing partnership now permanent

January 2014

  • South Staffordshire and Shropshire healthcare NHS foundation trust's app

    Mental health app launched to raise awareness among war veterans

  • Staffordshire County Council Comms Team

    Local authorities line up to adopt award-winning foster scheme

December 2013

  • Essex fire and rescue

    Fire safety project for people with Down's syndrome goes global

  • One Housing Group's Arlington

    Part homeless hostel, part conference centre – with plans to expand

November 2013

  • People gathered on the Southbank to watch the fireworks display for the Lord Mayor's Show in London.

    Guardian Public Services Awards 2013: welcome to the best practice exchange

    All the winners and runners-up of the 2013 Guardian awards

October 2013

  • Floods in Hull

    How to connect up local government and researchers

    The best examples of councils engaging with academics and advice for how to engage productively

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