Survey findings - opportunities
In some instances, lower tier authorities have access to community assets , which can be leveraged to support the delivery of key people services. For example, these assets could be used in partnership with the NHS to provide neighbourhood facilities to better manage demand for health and care support at a very local level. This is in line with the government’s ambitions to create a neighbourhood health and care service.
Three quarters of respondents to the programme’s survey agreed with the
statements that they were ‘very excited’ or ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the possibilities that reorganisation offers for people-based services, but only if it is delivered in the right way. Ensuring the right number and population scale of unitary authorities was regarded by respondents as key to being able to unlock the benefits of reorganisation for people- based services.
Figure 1: Which of the following statements in relation to LGR and the impact on people-based services do you most agree with? Please rank 1-4, with 1 being the one you agree with most.
Ranked #1 (most agree)
Ranked #2
Ranked #3
Ranked #4 (least agree)
100%
20%
40%
34%
20%
80%
23%
23%
31%
60%
26%
46%
54%
40%
14%
17%
20%
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17%
11%
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I am very excited about the possibilities and potential benefits of service integration it offers
I am cautiously optimistic about the possibilities it offers, as long as it is delivered in the right way
I am predominantly pessimistic about it, due to the associated risks from disaggregation
LGR could be a distraction which
takes resources way from service delivery and improvement
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