Larger councils have a wellbeing power to promote the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of their area, but few are making use of it. Research has revealed that only 1 in 12 councils have taken up the power and that 1 in 10 councils do not know that it exists.

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The NHS national learning network, where staff share their ideas and best practice, has seen a 75 per cent increase in frontline staff who’ve had ideas and want to work together to make them happen. The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement believes that ideas could flow more freely if the climate was right. The Institute has challenged senior leaders to create an environment in which more frontline NHS and social care staff are encouraged to come forward with their ideas for improving the health care system.

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Putting People First sets the direction for adult social care over the next 10 years and this document from the Department of Health describes the sort of society Putting People First envisages.

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