Improvement East

Improvement East is a partnership of authorities in the East of England - councils and fire and rescue services. We also work closely with partners in health, police and the voluntary sector.  We are politically led and part of the East of England Local Government Association.  

We are run by authorities for authorities, providing free support and returnable investment to enable them to build their capacity to improve and transform service outcomes and levels of efficiency. 

How can we help?

Our team supports authorities and their partners to improve performance, achieve efficiencies and transform services.  

We can help to:

• Save money and maximise return on investment - we have a great track record of delivery cashable savings, saving the tax payer £9 in every £1 spent.
• Generate new ideas - we are at the forefront of challenging issues working across organisational boundaries, leading new thinking and helping you learn from others to innovate and transform the way you do things.
• Turn ideas into delivery - we turn creative thinking and insight into delivery by finding the right solutions to complex challenges.
• Deliver improved outcomes - we concentrate on activities which not only drive efficiencies but also achieve better and more sustainable outcomes for citizens, communities and businesses.

What can we offer?

We support authorities through:

• A Universal free offer focused on sharing of knowledge, tools, techniques and best practices:

• On-line information services such as the Procurement Hub
• Network groups covering key areas of interest to our partners - Financial Management, rationalisation of Assets and Procurement
• Events, conferences and networking opportunities
• A connection to the wider work of the LG Group, including peer reviews, information and data services and East of England LGA training and support opportunities  

• An innovation and transformation offer focused on securing radical improvements to outcomes and levels of efficiencies:

• Collaborative buying / procurement
• Rationalising public assets
• Preventing unnecessary costs in key services, primarily social care and health costs and waste management.
• Creating new enterprises to deliver services

• A sector led recovery offer for authorities or services in difficulty:
                             
  • Work with the authority and other partners to identify key problem areas
  • Support the development of a bespoke package of support
  • Offer financial support where appropriate to accelerate recovery

To learn about our full offer visit our website at www.improvementeast.gov.uk or contact us for a discussion E: info@improvementeast.gov.uk  T: 01284 758300.