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Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue

John Copps

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue

John Copps welcomes the emphasis on ‘place’ in NHS England’s plans for health system reform, and argues that the balance of power should...

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

John Copps

Dec 17, 20204 min read

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...

Using data to improve your adult social care services

admin

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...

Only devolution can protect public services from years of Brexit disruption

Andrew Laird

Jul 28, 20193 min read

Only devolution can protect public services from years of Brexit disruption

The new Prime Minister made his first policy speech in Manchester on the 27th July and the major theme was supporting the further...

Are we looking at 10 years of disruption for local services?

Andrew Laird

May 14, 20193 min read

Are we looking at 10 years of disruption for local services?

MV’s Andrew Laird argues that central government needs to prioritise restarting the drive for devolution to protect local services from...

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...

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...

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...

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…...

Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens

Emmet Regan

May 12, 20173 min read

Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens

MV’s Emmet Regan looks at how a close focus on delivery can help the new metro mayors meet their pledges to citizens. New ‘metro-mayors’...

West-Midlands devolution and the potential for public services

Andrew Laird

Feb 14, 20173 min read

West-Midlands devolution and the potential for public services

Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird reflects on the West-midlands devolution event held at the Beacon Centre for the Blind in...

John Copps

Dec 14, 20164 min read

2017: New Year, New Challenges

As we all adjust to the changes brought about over the last year, what does this mean for public services in 2017? John Copps looks...

“We won’t get a better opportunity to redesign services – we must seize it” Report on the Deliveri

Andrew Laird

Oct 18, 20163 min read

“We won’t get a better opportunity to redesign services – we must seize it” Report on the Deliveri

To download the presentations from the event, scroll to the bottom of this page. Organisations delivering health and social care in the...

The challenge of devolution and integration – are you ready?

Andrew Laird

May 18, 20163 min read

The challenge of devolution and integration – are you ready?

With changes in the political landscape across England and Wales following the local, mayoral and assembly elections, one thing is sure...

Devolution Is as Much About Sharing Power as Gaining It

Andrew Laird

Jan 16, 20163 min read

Devolution Is as Much About Sharing Power as Gaining It

Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird sets out his views on the devolution and integration agendas for public services… There seems...

2016: What’s in store for public services?

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Dec 10, 20154 min read

2016: What’s in store for public services?

2015 was always going to be a roller-coaster year for public services, especially with a General Election and subsequent spending review....

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