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A series of seminars and workshops across Yorkshire and the Humber is spreading the lessons from the Bradford Total Place pilot to public sector managers. Adam Fineberg, who is leading the workshops as a local improvement adviser, reports YoHr space, the Regional Efficiency and Improvement Partnership (RIEP) for Yorkshire and The Humber, (working with the Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber) have commissioned a regional dissemination programme to share the learning from Bradford's Total Place work, other pilot projects and similar projects nationally and support this kind of work locally. The programme is being led by two local improvement advisors (LIA's), myself, Adam Fineberg and Rachel Mann, working with local public service delivery partners in the region. The aspiration is that localities feel inspired, informed and empowered to take forward Total Place style work that brings quality and efficiency benefits to public services in their areas. The dissemination programme is being delivered through a series of sub-regional workshops taking place in January and February, a February event specifically for LSP/LAA networking, a regional conference in March, with a final latest learning and support workshop in early April. Each of the events will develop learning through the programme building knowledge, experience and confidence across the region to develop the total place approach. Apart from learning about the Bradford experience and other projects across the country, the workshops are also aimed at identifying and sharing existing practice in the sub-region and fostering a sub-regional exchange of experiences and pooling of efforts. Chris Taylor, YoHr Space Director, says: ‘YoHr Space is particularly pleased to have the opportunity to support these workshops and shared learning events. We have mapped the activities planned and underway in the region so that we can share learning from the official pilots and unofficial projects taking place. As a first step, sharing the experiences from Bradford gives all our authorities an ideal platform from which to apply learning and for us to ensure there is a level of confidence across the region to further develop the total place approach.' They will be of interest to heads of service level representatives from local authorities, partner local public service providers and staff actively involved in the planning and delivery of local public services. The workshops will cover the range of themes addressed by local public services. Attendees will be engaged in learning about Bradford's pilot work – the ‘deep dive' and ‘parallel places'. Facilitators will, through a series of structured activities, capture existing similar practice and methodologies in the sub-region and support arising opportunities for local peer work to collaborate, develop and organise services together. Local public sector partners will also have the opportunity to access tailored LIA support. A dedicated regional LSP/LAA LIA facilitated Total Place network event will take place after the workshops, addressing Total Place, partnership working and strategic governance. The progress made at the workshops and LSP/LAA event is then presented to the regional Total Place conference for executive level staff from local authorities and partner local public service providers and elected leaders. The learning event programme then concludes with the Latest learning/progress review/LIA support ‘clinic' event for those invited to the sub-regional workshops. The programme is specifically designed to work with heads of service level people across partner local public service organisations in the sub-regions first, encouraging peer-based, integrated working amongst those at the lower tiers who are directly working on service delivery for specific themes. The ‘work' of the workshops is then ‘taken' by representatives from the workshops and reported to the regional conference for executive level representatives from the same organisations. We envisage that this will support the development of good lines of information, communication, learning and follow-action throughout the staff tiers within local public sector service provider organisations in the region, and across organisations at a range of levels. Adam Fineberg is local improvement advisor for the events Improvement and Efficiency Partnership Yorkshire and Humber, 19 King Street, Wakefield, WF1 2SQ, 01924 335569, 07800796762 chris.taylor@yohrspace.org.uk www.yohrspace.org.uk

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Sharing the lessons from the pilots

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