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Are you brave enough to cede control of services?

Emmet Regan

Mar 19, 20183 min read

Are you brave enough to cede control of services?

Emmet Regan argues that public service bodies need to cede individual organisational control in order to ensure greater collective...

Perfecting Accountable Care Organisations must not delay progress on integration

Jamie McMahon

Feb 19, 20182 min read

Perfecting Accountable Care Organisations must not delay progress on integration

NHS England has announced plans for a 12-week consultation on the contracting arrangements for Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs)....

NHS Estates and Facilities: setting up a subsidary company to maximise value

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Feb 15, 20182 min read

NHS Estates and Facilities: setting up a subsidary company to maximise value

The NHS estate is a precious asset. Effective management of land and buildings is critical for delivering high quality patient care, and...

Who is best placed to lead the integration of public services?

John Copps

Feb 14, 20183 min read

Who is best placed to lead the integration of public services?

As public services seek to become more joined up, who is best-placed to take the ‘integration leadership’ role? In an article published...

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

Andrew Laird

Feb 7, 20183 min read

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

In the wake of the collapse of public service outsourcer Carillion, some are aggressively calling for an end to all independent delivery...

MV playing a leading role in Government drive for more Public Service Mutuals

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Jan 15, 20181 min read

MV playing a leading role in Government drive for more Public Service Mutuals

Mutual Ventures are delighted to be playing a leading role on two important central government public service reform programmes. DCMS...

MV wins place on prestigious government framework as part of The BEAM Consortium

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Jan 3, 20181 min read

MV wins place on prestigious government framework as part of The BEAM Consortium

MV is delighted to announce that it has that it has won a place on the Crown Commercial Services’ Management Consultancy Framework, as...

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Dec 15, 20171 min read

Our coaching approach

Mutual Ventures uses a coaching methodology to support our clients, when appropriate. Coaching is a process that helps a person think...

What will 2018 have in store for public services?

John Copps

Dec 14, 20173 min read

What will 2018 have in store for public services?

If turmoil is the new mode of twenty-first century politics, then 2017 didn’t disappoint. It was tumultuous to say the least and there...

We are increasing the range of services we offer

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Nov 18, 20171 min read

We are increasing the range of services we offer

To help public service leaders prepare for an uncertain future, we are increasing the range of services we offer to our clients. You may...

Andrew Laird

Nov 8, 20174 min read

The battle for public service markets

Writing for HuffPost, Mutual Ventures Director Andrew Laird describes the public service market “battle ground” and makes the case for...

Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on

Andrew Laird

Nov 1, 20174 min read

Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on

Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores the impact central government instability has on services and what can...

Integrating Whitehall: the case for a Department for Public Sector Reform

Emmet Regan

Oct 24, 20173 min read

Integrating Whitehall: the case for a Department for Public Sector Reform

To achieve the goal of a coordinated approach to complex public service issues, integration must happen in Whitehall argues MV’s Emmet...

Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit

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Oct 19, 20171 min read

Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit

Mutual Ventures has developed a toolkit to support library service managers, council commissioners and other stakeholders to consider a...

Moving care out of hospital – how far have we come?

John Copps

Oct 6, 20173 min read

Moving care out of hospital – how far have we come?

To achieve the NHS’s ambition to move care closer to the home, focus needs to shift from commissioning reform to supporting providers to...

The fix? Improving public services through design thinking

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Sep 26, 20173 min read

The fix? Improving public services through design thinking

Sneh Jani argues that public service providers need to embrace ‘design thinking’ to improve experiences, outcomes and make services more...

Combining the best of the public and private sectors: the case for Public Service Mutuals

Andrew Laird

Aug 3, 20174 min read

Combining the best of the public and private sectors: the case for Public Service Mutuals

Writing for the LSE politics and policy blog, MV’s Andrew Laird explores the case for public service mutuals in the current...

We need devolution deals – and we need them now

Andrew Laird

Jul 12, 20173 min read

We need devolution deals – and we need them now

Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird makes the case for more devolution against the backdrop of central government uncertainty…...

The future success of NHS Vanguards depends on choosing the right organisational form to deliver

John Copps

May 23, 20173 min read

The future success of NHS Vanguards depends on choosing the right organisational form to deliver

New organisational forms, planned and developed locally, will help to make integrated care the norm argues John Copps. A version of this...

Wearside leads the way with a new generation of children’s service

John Copps

May 22, 20175 min read

Wearside leads the way with a new generation of children’s service

Sunderland City Council has developed an innovative new model for children’s services, supported by Mutual Ventures, writes John Copps....

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