

John Copps
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Integrated care is set to become law, but you can’t legislate for successful partnership
John Copps argues that it will be NHS and local government leaders that make integrated care work, not Westminster law-makers. One of the...


Andrew Laird
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
The social care White Paper - new vision and opportunity for innovation, but funding dilemmas remain
Andrew Laird welcomes the publication of the social care white paper, and looks at what's new and what issues still remain. After a long...


John Copps
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Fixing the adult social care crisis is about more than money
Adult social care has hit the headlines – not before time – with the Government’s plan to ‘fix the crisis for a generation’ by putting...


John Copps
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
A national adult care model must be about the mutual bond between local people and places
John Copps argues that adult social care must be about the bond between local people and places. This article was originally published on...


admin
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Case study: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham All Age Disability Service
Client: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Date: August 2019 – February 2020 Challenges faced by the client: The London Borough of...


admin
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
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...


admin
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
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...


admin
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Case study: North East Lincolnshire Council - Adult Social Services
Client: North East Lincolnshire Council Date: April 2019 – July 2019 Challenges faced by the client: North East Lincolnshire Council’s...


Mark Bandalli
- Jul 17, 2019
- 3 min
Achieving balance across the Adult Social Care system
In his article titled ‘Striking the right balance’, MV’s Emmet Regan emphasises the need for local authorities to reframe complex...


admin
- Sep 30, 2018
- 2 min
Case study: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care Service
Client: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council – Adult Social Care Service Date: February 2018 – September 2018 Challenges faced by the...


Andrew Laird
- May 2, 2017
- 4 min
New delivery models take centre stage
Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores some of the early successes and lessons learned from new delivery...


Andrew Laird
- Dec 12, 2016
- 3 min
What’s stopping genuine health and social care integration in England?
Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses the barriers preventing NHS services and council run adult social care becoming a...


Andrew Laird
- Apr 17, 2014
- 4 min
Time to get happy: Why culture can trump money in public services
Can former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose help create a new management culture in hospitals? Will this help the almighty squeeze on budgets...