Andrew Laird
Sep 10, 20152 min read
Giving local leaders the ‘trust to try things out’ – why the government is right to back
The General Election already feels like a distant memory. In the end the debate around the economy dominated the campaign but, whatever...
Emmet Regan
Aug 22, 20153 min read
Five steps to unleashing the public sector’s greatest asset
Make sure your staff are engaged and the whole machine will work better. Writing in Pioneer’s Post, MV’s Emmet Regan sets out five key...
John Copps
Jun 25, 20154 min read
Staff engagement is the NHS’s greatest asset but it’s yet to reach full potential
Writing for HSJ, MV’s John Copps argues that staff engagement is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ but a pre-condition for a high...
Andrew Laird
Jan 12, 20153 min read
Employee empowerment: the right sort of change in the NHS
Following more news reports that the NHS is in “crisis” and unable to deal with “renewed pressure” on its Accident and Emergency...
Andrew Laird
Aug 11, 20143 min read
The next phase of NHS mutualisation is about to begin!
On Monday 11th August, a range of NHS leaders gathered for an event hosted by Mutual Ventures, the Cabinet Office and the Department of...
Andrew Laird
Jun 26, 20143 min read
Escaping the ‘iron cage’ of bureaucracy
One of the major motivators for public service staff who are exploring new ways of delivering their services is the dream of escaping the...
Andrew Laird
Sep 4, 20133 min read
Are nurse-led mutuals the future of NHS care delivery?
Writing in the British Journal of Nursing, Andrew Laird and Robin Barton ask whether nurse-led mutuals are the future of NHS care...