Why collaboration matters when it comes to foster carer recruitment
Sarah Thomas, Chief Executive of The Fostering Network, argues that the collaboration between local authorities is powerful in recruiting...
Sarah Thomas
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Introducing MV's Guide to Establishing Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs
MV's new guide provides a roadmap for establishing a regional fostering recruitment support hub. As the delivery partner for the...
Hannah Szczepanski
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Regional Fostering Hub
Catch up on our webinar - Cultivating a Workplace Culture around Your Fostering Recruitment Support Hub. This webinar was held on...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 20, 20241 min read
What can Regional Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs learn from the set-up of Regional Adoption Agencies
Mark Owers explores the valuable lessons that Fostering Recruitment Support Hubs can glean from the setup of Regional Adoption Agencies...
Mark Owers
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes
Catch up on our webinar - Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes. This webinar was held on Tuesday 12th March 2024. Watch here...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Tackling serious violence requires a focus on its root causes
Drawing on his first-hand experience of violence prevention initiatives, Yannick Mitchell argues that tackling serious violence requires...
Yannick Mitchell
Mar 12, 20243 min read
Why public service reform must focus on the money
The spectre of financial challenge looms large over public services. Local government is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. NHS trusts...
John Copps
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Prioritising Children's Health: Shifting the dial depends on effective local partnerships
As part of our 2024 Prioritising Public Services series, MV's discussion paper Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes looks at...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Investing in prevention: the most difficult issue in public services today?
John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...
John Copps
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Violence Reduction Units must grasp their role as ‘place leaders’ and be force for change in addressing serious violence
Luke Bevir argues that Violence Reduction Units are uniquely positioned as ‘place leaders’ to coordinate an effective multi-agency...
Luke Bevir
Feb 12, 20243 min read
Catch up on our webinar: AI in Public Services – The Art Of The Possible
Catch up on our webinar - AI in Public Services - The Art Of The Possible - held on Wednesday 7th February 2024. Watch here Artificial...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Mission impossible? Reflections on transforming public services
Emmet Regan argues that public service reform will require working in partnership with public servants, a willingness to take difficult...
Emmet Regan
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Radical Place Leadership - how we can change public services for the better
MV Non-Executive Director Director Donna Hall argues that, even with more powers devolved to local areas, we will be overwhelmed with...
Prof Donna Hall
Feb 6, 20245 min read
Public service reform must be underpinned by a focus on relationships
John Copps says that successful design and delivery of public service reform depends on a understanding of relationships between users,...
John Copps
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Prioritising Public Services - MV's 2024 campaign
Hear about Mutual Ventures' campaign to stand up for public services in 2024. At Mutual Ventures we have a clear and proud mission: to...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships
MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....
Mutual Ventures
Jan 30, 20241 min read
How provider collaboratives can work with wider Place partners
Matt Carter discusses how existing Provider Collaboratives can work with wider Place partners highlighting five key insights to embed...
Matt Carter
Jan 23, 20243 min read
Regional working in children's services is growing - and is here to stay
John Copps says that the trend towards regional working in children’s services is here to stay, and that local authorities need to engage...
John Copps
Jan 9, 20243 min read
2024 in public services: What can we expect?
John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...
John Copps
Jan 2, 20245 min read
2023: Best of our blogs
As we look back on the year gone, we thought we would share some of our favourite articles from 2023. We have chosen five pieces that we...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 22, 20231 min read