Making Cambridgeshire Count
Making Cambridgeshire Count (MCC) is a countywide project commissioned by the Cambridgeshire Together Board, a group of key decision makers from the county's most influential organisations.
MCC has three aims:
1. To bring leaders and influencers together from across Cambridgeshire to refocus our public services, using new perspectives and different thinking
2. To place customer and community views at the centre of new thinking and to design new and innovative ways of meeting community needs
3. To make sure we continue to provide excellent services even if we see a 20 per cent reduction in our public sector finances
The second phase
The Making Cambridgeshire Count initiative is now in its second phase.
The first phase focussed on bringing partners across public services in the county together, working in collaboration to develop a shared identity and common purpose.
Participants spent time identifying areas where increased collaboration could lead to more effective and efficient services for our communities.
This led to eight innovative projects being established, covering a broad range of topics. Some projects will directly impact on local residents; for example ‘Tackling Domestic Abuse’ will join up and simplify access to services for victims, who currently experience a confusing system pushing them from one organisation to another.
Our Public Services Redesign and Sharing Services projects will blur the boundaries between our organisations, providing accessible services to everyone in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Three of the projects have now matured to the extent that they are being taken forward through Cambridgeshire Together Thematic Partnerships.
The second phase of Making Cambridgeshire Count will also include a continued focus on developing leadership and the culture of collaboration that has been established.
Even more Members, employees and stakeholders will now be engaged and involved in achieving the overall aim of MCC – making Cambridgeshire a great place to call home.
Making Cambridgeshire Count has also been shortlisted for the MJ Total Place Achievement of the Year award 2010, testament to progress that has been made across public services in the county. The winner of the award will be announced in June.