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Catch up on our webinar on regional approaches to children's services and Regional Care Cooperatives

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Sep 8, 2022
1 min

Catch up on our webinar on regional approaches to children's services and Regional Care Cooperatives

Catch up on our webinar on regional approaches to tackling issues in children's services, in response to the Care Review's...

Briefing on the Government’s £150m Community Ownership Fund

John Copps

Jul 20, 2021
2 min

Briefing on the Government’s £150m Community Ownership Fund

The government has published details of its £150m Community Ownership Fund, designed to support local people to save local community...

Case study: Wandsworth Schools Music Service

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Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Case study: Wandsworth Schools Music Service

Client: Wandsworth Borough of London Council – Wandsworth Schools Music Service Date: May 2019 – May 2020 Challenges faced by the client:...

Case study: Department for Digital, Media and Sport – Mutual Support Programme 2

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Apr 1, 2020
2 min

Case study: Department for Digital, Media and Sport – Mutual Support Programme 2

Client: Department for Digital, Media and Sport – Mutual Support Programme 2 (MSP2) Date: Dec 2017 – March 2020 Challenges faced by the...

Case study: Rochdale Borough Council and PossAbilities CIC

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Jan 31, 2020
2 min

Case study: Rochdale Borough Council and PossAbilities CIC

Client: Rochdale Borough Council and PossAbilities CIC Date: June 2013 - ongoing Challenges faced by the client: As part of the Council,...

Case study: Youth Connect South West and Bath and North East Somerset Council

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Dec 2, 2019
2 min

Case study: Youth Connect South West and Bath and North East Somerset Council

Client: Bath and North East Somerset Council Date: September 2017 - November 2019 Challenges faced by the client: The Youth Connect...

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Aug 19, 2019
1 min

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...

Central Government funding to help Councils and the NHS explore new delivery models

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May 3, 2019
2 min

Central Government funding to help Councils and the NHS explore new delivery models

There is an upcoming opportunity for public service leaders to apply for central government funding to pay for professional support to...

Andrew Laird

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

In the NHS – culture trumps everything

I realise that “culture trumps everything” is a provocative title in a world where the NHS is chronically underfunded. The national...

Watch our new video on the benefits of alternative delivery models in the NHS

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Feb 7, 2019
1 min

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...

Case study: PossAbilities CIC governance and finance review

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Feb 1, 2019
1 min

Case study: PossAbilities CIC governance and finance review

Client: PossAbilities Date: October 2018 – January 2019 Challenges faced by the client: PossAbilities, a thriving Public Service Mutual...

Case study: Hertfordshire County Council and Libraries for Life

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Jan 31, 2019
2 min

Case study: Hertfordshire County Council and Libraries for Life

Client: Hertfordshire County Council and Libraries for Life Date: From January 2018 Challenges faced by the client: Hertfordshire’s...

Transforming care by improving support services – how can we enable the enablers?

Jamie McMahon

Nov 23, 2018
3 min

Transforming care by improving support services – how can we enable the enablers?

MV’s Jamie McMahon argues the importance of prioritising support services and asks how we can enable the enablers? Alongside excellent...

Case study: Devon County Council and DYS Space

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Jul 2, 2018
3 min

Case study: Devon County Council and DYS Space

Date: September 2014 – June 2018 Challenges faced by the client: While part of Devon County Council, the youth service budget reduced...

More Government funding available to support new delivery models

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Jun 10, 2018
1 min

More Government funding available to support new delivery models

Tracey Crouch – Minister for Sport and Civil Society has announced a further £1 million in funding for the Mutuals Support Programme...

NHS Estates and Facilities: setting up a subsidary company to maximise value

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Feb 15, 2018
2 min

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...

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

Andrew Laird

Feb 7, 2018
3 min

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

In the wake of the collapse of public service outsourcer Carillion, some are aggressively calling for an end to all independent delivery...

MV playing a leading role in Government drive for more Public Service Mutuals

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Jan 15, 2018
1 min

MV playing a leading role in Government drive for more Public Service Mutuals

Mutual Ventures are delighted to be playing a leading role on two important central government public service reform programmes. DCMS...

Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit

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Oct 20, 2017
1 min

Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit

Mutual Ventures has developed a toolkit to support library service managers, council commissioners and other stakeholders to consider a...

Combining the best of the public and private sectors: the case for Public Service Mutuals

Andrew Laird

Aug 3, 2017
4 min

Combining the best of the public and private sectors: the case for Public Service Mutuals

Writing for the LSE politics and policy blog, MV’s Andrew Laird explores the case for public service mutuals in the current...

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