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 welcomes the publication of the social care white paper, and looks at what's new and what issues still remain. After a long...

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 argues that adult social care must be about the bond between local people and places. This article was originally published on...

Client: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Date: August 2019 – February 2020 Challenges faced by the client: The London Borough of...

We can support you to design and implement improvements to your processes of collecting, managing and using information, helping to make...

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

Client: North East Lincolnshire Council Date: April 2019 – July 2019 Challenges faced by the client: North East Lincolnshire Council’s...

In his article titled ‘Striking the right balance’, MV’s Emmet Regan emphasises the need for local authorities to reframe complex...

Client: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council – Adult Social Care Service Date: February 2018 – September 2018 Challenges faced by the...

Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores some of the early successes and lessons learned from new delivery...

Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses the barriers preventing NHS services and council run adult social care becoming a...

Can former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose help create a new management culture in hospitals? Will this help the almighty squeeze on budgets...