Communities of Practice for Public Service

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• Join (LGBT) Sexuality in Health & Social Care Started: Jul 2010 | 88 members
  Lead organisation: SCIE
  Lead facilitator: Paul Ross

  A community for networking and information sharing which is open to all types of professionals who are interested in (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) sexuality, health and social care.

• Apply to join ABERDEENSHIRE PRESS Started: Mar 2011 | 25 members
  Lead organisation: Aberdeenshire Council
  Lead facilitator: Peter McRae

  A platform for sourcing information on Aberdeenshire, principally in relation to information & research - covering housing, economic development, environment, demographics and education - and sustainability & climate change.

• Join Aberdeenshire, Sustainable Environment Theme Forum, Community Planning Partnership Started: Nov 2009 | 21 members
  Lead organisation:
  Lead facilitator: Kelly Wiltshire

  Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership - Sustainable Environment Theme Forum.

• Apply to join Adapting to Climate Change in Essex – Essex Partnership Started: Jan 2009 | 23 members
  Lead organisation:
  Lead facilitator: Jayne Rogers

  This private community provides an forum for Essex LAA Partners to discuss issues, share documents, enhance knowledge and facilitate delivery of NI188 (Planning to Adapt to Climate Change). Only those accepted by the Adapting to Climate Change in Essex facilitator can access this community

• Apply to join Adult Social Care CoP Started: Jul 2009 | 351 members | This community has 3 sub-communities
  Lead organisation: LG Group
  Lead facilitator: John Marr

  A Community of practice for professionals and individuals who have a vested interest in the ongoing developments of Adult Social Care.

• Apply to join Adult Support and Protection Practitioners Forum (Scotland) Started: Aug 2010 | 121 members
  Lead organisation: The primary facilitator is employed by the Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders Executive Group (ELBEG)
  Lead facilitator: Douglas Watson

  The Adult Support and Protection Practitioners Forum (Scotland) is intended to support and develop professional practice with regard to adults at risk of harm. This will be achieved through the sharing of knowledge, skills and experiences and the dissemination of good practice information

• Apply to join Ageing Well Started: Jul 2009 | 474 members | This community has 2 sub-communities
  Lead organisation: DWP
  Lead facilitator: Shelley Whittaker

  Supporting local solutions to improve quality of life for older people

• Apply to join Analysis, Intelligence and Research (AIR) - Scotland Started: Sep 2008 | 229 members | This community has 1 sub-community
  Lead organisation: LARIA In Scotland
  Lead facilitator: Erin Murray

  AIR is a community for researchers and analysts working in Scottish councils and their partners to share knowledge and experience, to work collaboratively and to strengthen the contribution of the community.

• Apply to join Association of Scottish Local Authority Health Improvement Officers (ASLAHIO) Started: Oct 2008 | 29 members
  Lead organisation: ASLAHIO
  Lead facilitator: Keith Walker

  The Association of Scottish Local Authority Health Improvement Officers aims to raise the profile of the health improvement role of local authorities. This group is currently open to one representative for each local authority in Scotland.

• Apply to join Association of Social Care Communicators Started: Aug 2011 | 28 members
  Lead organisation:
  Lead facilitator: Susan Neal

  This is a private community for ASCC members to share good practice and ideas about social care communications. ASCC links and supports public information workers in social services and social work departments, health, voluntary sector and private organisations.

• Apply to join Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Environment & Health Group Started: Feb 2009 | 51 members
  Lead organisation: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
  Lead facilitator: Peter Hill

  A private discussion group for professionals working in the fields of Environment & Health in the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire areas.

• Join Better Community Engagement and Empowerment Started: Jan 2009 | 1977 members | This community has 2 sub-communities
  Lead organisation: LG Group
  Lead facilitator: Jen Wingate

  This community aims to share best practice in involving citizens in improving services and in democratic processes.

• Apply to join Better Swansea Started: Jun 2010 | 104 members
  Lead organisation: City & County of Swansea
  Lead facilitator: Liz Jordan

  This community is for anyone from public, voluntary or business organisations involved in developing and delivering 'Shared Ambition is Critical' - Swansea's Community Strategy. It is here to encourage partnership working, to problem solve, enable sharing of good practice and publicise our work.

• Apply to join Big Plan II Started: Aug 2010 | 32 members
  Lead organisation: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
  Lead facilitator: Nasar Haq

  A collaborative work space for all partners working on the development of Big Plan II

• Join Big Society Started: Jul 2010 | 1204 members | This community has 1 sub-community
  Lead organisation: Civil Service
  Lead facilitator: Tom Bracey

  The Big Society community exists to give the wide variety of people it involves an opportunity to share approaches, learning and experience. By sharing this knowledge, people can easily identify what works and what doesn’t, and help to develop tools to help contribute to its success.