Catch up on our webinar - Connecting Public Services with People and Places Using Cooperative Principles - which took place on Thursday 27th June 2024.
Watch here
Many public services have become detached from the communities they serve, resulting in detrimental consequences for outcomes and excessive costs.
A tendency towards bureaucracy that elevates processes above people and creates siloed operations, and business models driven by scale, can create a gap between essential services and the communities they aim to support. However, ‘cooperative principles’ offer a promising pathway towards revitalising our public services.
In this webinar, we looked at the impact of cooperative principles and explored how they can guide us in reforming public services to listen to people.
MV's John Copps was joined by:
· Scott Darraugh, Chief Executive at Social adVentures, and Chair of Bevan Healthcare
· Sam Pluckrose-Oliver, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Locality
· Gemma Murphy, Operations Director at PossAbilities CIC
To explore our latest thinking on how cooperative principles can shape new service models that are more connected to communities, click here. To listen to Scott's Radical Reformers podcast episode, click here.
If you would like to discuss any of the topics covered in this webinar, contact john@mutualventures.co.uk
Other resources mentioned in the webinar:
Locality’s ‘Keep it Local’ campaign:
About the campaign https://locality.org.uk/our-influencing-work/keep-it-local-introduction
Guide for commissioners https://locality.org.uk/assets/images/LOC-KIL-Guide-2022-JUL-WG06.pdf
Examples of good practice:
PossAbilities CIC – Greater Manchester-based adult social care provider https://www.possabilities.org.uk/
The Fair Care Alliance – rethinking residential children’s services in Greater Manchester https://socialadventures.org.uk/childrens-residential-care/
Greater Manchester’s Alternative Provider Collaboration – a partnership of charities and social businesses operating across the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System https://www.gmapf.org.uk/
Books:
Matthew Syed ‘Rebel Ideas’ (2019) – looks at how to harness different perspectives, pool our collective intelligence and tackle the greatest challenges
Cormac Russell The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighbourhoods (2022) – looks at how to use connect with resources, skills, and experience in our neighbourhoods to create healthier, safer, greener, more prosperous, and welcoming communities.
Related articles:
Adult social care services should be built around the bond between people and places https://www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/adult-social-care-services-should-be-built-around-the-bond-between-people-and-places
How might cooperative principles inform a model of Primary Care for the future? https://www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/how-might-cooperative-principles-inform-a-model-of-primary-care-for-the-future
Tackling the crisis in children’s residential care with local, cooperative solutions https://www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/tackling-the-crisis-in-children-s-residential-care-with-local-cooperative-solutions
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