Common Ground Consultancy
We work with individuals, community groups, charities and public partners to turn shared purpose into practical action. Common Ground Consultancy specialises in health, social care and community reform, bridging the gap between national strategy and grounded local delivery.
National Frameworks
SIGNAL as a shared evidence spine for prevention and public service reform.
SIGNAL in Scotland
Common Ground Consultancy works with local and national teams to turn insight into practical action. We help partners use SIGNAL as a joining mechanism between services, communities and national outcomes.
National framework connections
SIGNAL turns individual stories into shared intelligence. We support partners to use this to design fairer, earlier support. This connects local delivery to Scotland’s National Performance Framework and Public Service Reform priorities.
Place-based evidence
In East Lothian, SIGNAL acts as an evidence base for local partnerships. We work with voluntary and statutory services to support prevention, youth work and community planning. This allows different roles to align around a joined-up perspective of local need.
Scottish partner offer
- Identification of isolation, poverty and other local pressures.
- Practical support for "What Matters to You" planning.
- Connections between statutory and community services.
- Grounded evidence for LOIPs and IJB priorities
- Alignment of service redesign with lived experience
We help local authorities and national teams use SIGNAL as a bridge between policy ambition and everyday delivery.
Our Services
We provide tailored consultancy support to help purpose-driven organisations bridge the gap between shared aims and practical delivery.
Strategic Planning & Development
Assisting organisations to define clear, actionable strategies that align local delivery with broader policy outcomes.
Facilitation of Workshops & Events
Designing and running focused sessions that encourage open dialogue and result in practical, agreed-upon next steps.
Governance & Leadership Support
Supporting boards and leaders to navigate complex reform landscapes with clarity and shared purpose.
Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement
Strengthening collaborations across sectors, ensuring meaningful involvement from community and public partners.
Service Review & Improvement
Providing honest assessments of current delivery through the lens of lived experience and system reform priorities.
Community & Systems Change
Turning community-led insights into grounded evidence to support local authorities and public service reform.
Focus Sectors
We work where people’s lives don’t fit neatly into one box – across health, social care, housing, community development and the third sector. That can mean supporting local authorities, HSCPs, charities and community groups to join things up, strengthen partnerships and make practical changes that stand up in real life.
Grounded and Practical Methodology
Shared purpose is the requirement for any social outcome. Our approach prioritises clear dialogue and direct connection, ensuring strategies are based on the practical needs and priorities of the communities we work with.
Start a Conversation
Partner with us to translate priorities into tangible outcomes across health, social care and community sectors.
maureen@commongroundconsultancy.org
We will respond to your enquiry within two working days.