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....
Mutual Ventures
Dec 10, 20154 min read
What Addenbrooke’s hospital can learn from one of our best social enterprises
Writing for the HSJ, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses what Addenbrooke’s hospital could learn from Spiral Health CIC. The labelling...
Andrew Laird
Nov 4, 20154 min read
What Can We Learn From the Failure at Addenbrooke’s Hospital?
Writing for the Huffington Post, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses the disconnect between managers and staff that caused the failure at...
Andrew Laird
Sep 25, 20153 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...
John Copps
Jun 25, 20154 min read
Case study: Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust integrated pathways
Client: Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, supported by the Cabinet Office Date: January - April 2015 Challenges faced by the...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 5, 20151 min read
In defence of a balanced NHS market, with social enterprise increasingly at its core
Andrew Laird from Mutual Ventures gives his views on recent events… A couple of weeks ago Circle, a private company with a substantial...
Andrew Laird
Jan 23, 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
Jan 12, 20153 min read
Healthwatch Business Development Masterclass – Oct 16th and 17th
In partnership with Patient Public Involvement (PPI) Solutions, Mutual Ventures are running a two day Healthwatch Business Development...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 16, 20141 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
Aug 11, 20143 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...
Andrew Laird
Sep 4, 20133 min read