Do local, regional and national levels communicate regularly using reliable information so that there is good coordination?
Good communications to partners, front line staff and to the public encourage shared ownership and joint action and help disseminate good practice, including how funding can be used efficiently. Communication channels need to be clearly articulated and tested early in delivery planning. This is particularly important where partners have no formal link to the target and where partners attention may be focused on competing priorities. Communication is also often the main way to get messages to the wider community so that individuals can change their behaviour to make success more likely. • Are levers and incentives fit for purpose? Questions about potential levers and incentives should be addressed early and quickly. Good legislation, regulation, inspection, funding, local targets, performance management, exhortation and public pressure can all improve delivery. But not all of these levers are always needed. Devolved targets work better when incremental change is required of existing loc
