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A prescription for prevention: what has the new government promised?

John Copps

Jul 233 min read

A prescription for prevention: what has the new government promised?

The incoming Labour government has called for a 'revolution in prevention'. John Copps looks at what this means for healthcare services...

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...

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...

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

John Copps

Oct 4, 20234 min read

Adult social care must 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...

Mutual Ventures visit to PossAbilities CIC

Hannah Szczepanski

May 18, 20232 min read

Mutual Ventures visit to PossAbilities CIC

The Mutual Ventures team had an inspiring visit to social enterprise PossAbilities CIC to learn how they support vulnerable adults to...

How 'Relational Project Management' can help local government deliver projects effectively

John Copps

Nov 22, 20223 min read

How 'Relational Project Management' can help local government deliver projects effectively

John Copps outlines how Relational Project Management can help local government officers manage complex projects around relationships and...

Integrated care is set to become law, but you can’t legislate for successful partnership

John Copps

Feb 3, 20222 min read

Integrated care is set to become law, but you can’t legislate for successful partnership

John Copps argues that it will be NHS and local government leaders that make integrated care work, not Westminster law-makers. One of the...

The social care White Paper - new vision and opportunity for innovation, but funding dilemmas remain

Andrew Laird

Dec 2, 20213 min read

The social care White Paper - new vision and opportunity for innovation, but funding dilemmas remain

Andrew Laird welcomes the publication of the social care white paper, and looks at what's new and what issues still remain. After a long...

Fixing the adult social care crisis is about more than money

John Copps

Sep 8, 20213 min read

Fixing the adult social care crisis is about more than money

Adult social care has hit the headlines – not before time – with the Government’s plan to ‘fix the crisis for a generation’ by putting...

A national adult care model must be about the mutual bond between local people and places

John Copps

Jun 29, 20204 min read

A national adult care model must be about the mutual bond between local people and places

John Copps argues that adult social care must be about the bond between local people and places. This article was originally published on...

Case study: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham All Age Disability Service

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Mar 2, 20202 min read

Case study: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham All Age Disability Service

Client: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Date: August 2019 – February 2020 Challenges faced by the client: The London Borough of...

Using data to improve your adult social care services

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Dec 2, 20191 min read

Using data to improve your adult social care services

We can support you to design and implement improvements to your processes of collecting, managing and using information, helping to make...

Managing your adult social care provider market

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Dec 2, 20191 min read

Managing your adult social care provider market

Managing the market for providers of adult social care is a critical part of ensuring services users receive the support they need and...

Case study: North East Lincolnshire Council - Adult Social Services

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Jul 31, 20192 min read

Case study: North East Lincolnshire Council - Adult Social Services

Client: North East Lincolnshire Council Date: April 2019 – July 2019 Challenges faced by the client: North East Lincolnshire Council’s...

Achieving balance across the Adult Social Care system

Mark Bandalli

Jul 17, 20193 min read

Achieving balance across the Adult Social Care system

In his article titled ‘Striking the right balance’, MV’s Emmet Regan emphasises the need for local authorities to reframe complex...

Case study: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care Service

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Sep 30, 20182 min read

Case study: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care Service

Client: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council – Adult Social Care Service Date: February 2018 – September 2018 Challenges faced by the...

Andrew Laird

May 2, 20174 min read

New delivery models take centre stage

Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores some of the early successes and lessons learned from new delivery...

What’s stopping genuine health and social care integration in England?

Andrew Laird

Dec 12, 20163 min read

What’s stopping genuine health and social care integration in England?

Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses the barriers preventing NHS services and council run adult social care becoming a...

Time to get happy: Why culture can trump money in public services

Andrew Laird

Apr 17, 20144 min read

Time to get happy: Why culture can trump money in public services

Can former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose help create a new management culture in hospitals? Will this help the almighty squeeze on budgets...

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