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Adult social care services should be built around the bond between people and places

John Copps

Jun 124 min read

Adult social care services should be built around the bond between people and places

John Copps says that cooperative principles should provide the foundation for adult social care reform – rebuilding and maintaining the...

How might cooperative principles inform a model of Primary Care for the future?

John Copps

Jun 114 min read

How might cooperative principles inform a model of Primary Care for the future?

The traditional GP practice is under pressure from rising demand, a shortage of GPs and the preferences of a new generation of doctors....

Tackling the crisis in children’s residential care with local, cooperative solutions

Ross Murray

Jun 104 min read

Tackling the crisis in children’s residential care with local, cooperative solutions

Myriad challenges in children’s residential care, including increasingly complex needs and business models driven by scale, are resulting...

Making the case for models of public service delivery that embrace cooperative principles

John Copps

Jun 42 min read

Making the case for models of public service delivery that embrace cooperative principles

Too many of our public services have become detached from the people and places they are there to serve, with detrimental consequence for...

Tackling Violence through Integrated Place-Based Teams

Prof Donna Hall

May 223 min read

Tackling Violence through Integrated Place-Based Teams

Violence Reduction Units are a great example of how central government policy can translate effectively to the local level to proactively...

If we really want to level up? Bring back SureStart

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May 145 min read

If we really want to level up? Bring back SureStart

MV Non-executive Professor Donna Hall argues that early intervention must be a priority for a new government and makes the case that a...

Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week - Save the Dates!

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May 132 min read

Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week - Save the Dates!

We are thrilled to invite you to our Fostering Recruitment & Retention Learning Week from Monday 10th June - Thursday 13th June. During...

Catch up on our webinar: Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference

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May 91 min read

Catch up on our webinar: Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference

Catch up on our webinar - Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference. This webinar was held on Tuesday 7th May 2024. Watch...

AI in public services – where do you start?

Andrew Laird

May 73 min read

AI in public services – where do you start?

Andrew Laird looks at the potential of AI in public services and the lessons learnt from the recent exploratory work completed by a group...

Beyond the Strengthening Families Programme - how to ensure innovation that is here to stay

Essack Miah

May 64 min read

Beyond the Strengthening Families Programme - how to ensure innovation that is here to stay

As the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme is brought to a close, Essack Miah reflects on what is needed to ensure a...

Ross Murray

Apr 293 min read

Liberating Local Government

After more than a decade of austerity and rising demand for services, Ross Murray argues that there is a need for change in the way local...

Free webinar in collaboration with The Fostering Network: The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs

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Apr 241 min read

Free webinar in collaboration with The Fostering Network: The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs

Sign up for our webinar - The Development and Progress of Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs - on Wednesday 22nd May in...

Prioritising care closer to home through local partnerships

John Copps

Apr 224 min read

Prioritising care closer to home through local partnerships

To shift care closer to people’s homes, primary care and community services need to be firmer allies and work closely with local...

Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?

John Copps

Apr 163 min read

Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?

With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...

Mapping regional collaboration in children's services

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Apr 102 min read

Mapping regional collaboration in children's services

Regional collaboration in children's services is now firmly part of the way services are organised. Mutual Ventures has produced a series...

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Elizabeth Roe

Apr 97 min read

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...

Why collaboration matters when it comes to foster carer recruitment

Sarah Thomas

Apr 42 min read

Why collaboration matters when it comes to foster carer recruitment

Sarah Thomas, Chief Executive of The Fostering Network, argues that the collaboration between local authorities is powerful in recruiting...

Introducing MV's Guide to Establishing Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs

Hannah Szczepanski

Apr 31 min read

Introducing MV's Guide to Establishing Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs

MV's new guide provides a roadmap for establishing a regional fostering recruitment support hub. As the delivery partner for the...

Catch up on our webinar: Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Regional Fostering Hub

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Mar 201 min read

Catch up on our webinar: Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Regional Fostering Hub

Catch up on our webinar - Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Fostering Recruitment Support Hub. This webinar was held on...

What can Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs learn from the set-up of Regional Adoption Agencies

Mark Owers

Mar 184 min read

What can Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs learn from the set-up of Regional Adoption Agencies

Mark Owers explores the valuable lessons that Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs can glean from the setup of Regional Adoption Agencies...

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