

Our guide to writing business cases
A key challenge for leaders and decision-makers in public services is how best to use the limited resources available to meet the needs...

Mutual Ventures
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Levelling Up Delivery Partnership
Mutual Ventures, Cadence Innova and Project Centre have formed a Delivery Partnership to support local authorities and other public...

Mutual Ventures
Jan 29, 20211 min read


MV publishes guide to the updated HM Treasury Green Book
To support this aims of Levelling Up, HM Treasury has published a refreshed Green Book, providing guidance on how to assess new public...

Mutual Ventures
Jan 21, 20211 min read


MV welcomes publication of the first issue of the Strengthening Families journal
SFPC is a five-year Department for Education (DfE) programme to support local authorities to improve their work with families and safely...

David Fairhurst
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Achieving integrated care in the NHS by exploring new service models
Integration and collaboration is now the mode of operation for the future of healthcare. The reforms set out in the Long Term Plan set a...

Mutual Ventures
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Planning your COVID-19 recovery strategy
Our support offer to help local authorities to lead their local plan for recovery COVID-19 has shaken the UK’s citizens, communities and...

Mutual Ventures
Jun 4, 20201 min read


Recovering together with communities: ideas to help local authorities plan the COVID-19 recovery
COVID-19 will be a pivotal event for this generation. Public services have an opportunity to reshape themselves around people and...

John Copps
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Local authorities can make mutual aid a positive legacy of COVID-19
MV’s new report argues says that councils can encourage and promote the work of mutual aid groups to create more resilient neighbourhoods...

John Copps
May 12, 20201 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...

Mutual Ventures
Dec 2, 20191 min read


Managing your adult social care provider market
Managing the market for providers of adult social care is a critical part of ensuring services users receive the support they need and...

Mutual Ventures
Dec 2, 20191 min read


Becoming a public service mutual
This toolkit is designed to support services considering becoming a public service mutual and is applicable to all service areas. It...

Mutual Ventures
Aug 18, 20191 min read


Watch our new video on the benefits of alternative delivery models in the NHS
How could alternative delivery models could help you improve your services, make them more sustainable, and meet your obligations under...

Mutual Ventures
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Unlocking the benefits of digital technology for population health management
Digital technology has the potential to transform healthcare, improving access to care, helping patients to take more responsibility for...

Mutual Ventures
Feb 7, 20192 min read


NHS Estates and Facilities: setting up a subsidary company to maximise value
The NHS estate is a precious asset. Effective management of land and buildings is critical for delivering high quality patient care, and...

Mutual Ventures
Feb 15, 20182 min read


Our coaching approach
Mutual Ventures uses a coaching methodology to support our clients, when appropriate. Coaching is a process that helps a person think...

Mutual Ventures
Dec 15, 20171 min read


Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit
Mutual Ventures has developed a toolkit to support library service managers, council commissioners and other stakeholders to consider a...

Mutual Ventures
Oct 19, 20171 min read


Bidding for public service contracts
At times working with the public sector can feel like dancing the tango. Cycles of three-year contracts, the rigmarole of preparing bids,...

John Copps
Aug 4, 20161 min read


Going for Growth: MV's Quick Guide to growing public service mutuals
Our Quick Guide to growing public service mutuals is part of a series published by Pioneers Post to provide an introduction to key topics...

Mutual Ventures
Jul 3, 20141 min read


MV's Quick Guide to setting up a public service mutual
Our Quick Guide to public service mutuals is part of a series published by Pioneers Post to provide an introduction to key topics in...

Mutual Ventures
Mar 3, 20141 min read

