The English Devolution White Paper set out a positive direction of travel. However, on public service reform, it was much more about creating an enabling environment than prescribing particular action.
Some local leaders have been waiting for further guidance before investing too much time/effort - but it’s now clear that it will be up to individual places to drive their own agendas. With public services under ever increasing budget and demand pressures, it’s now time to act.
We all know local services are often not as integrated as they should be. You will all have examples of individuals who are receiving huge amounts of support from different parts of the system - but are continuing to decline because their fundamental challenges are not being addressed. There are significant costs locked into bureaucratic processes like assessments and passing people from pillar to post around the system.
This webinar discussed the concept of “Radical Place Leadership”. It’s about shifting power closer to communities and organising service delivery to focus on the support people really need rather than what organisations need. The Mutual Ventures team have been working with Brent Council and this webinar explored the journey the council has been on with colleagues in health, police, the local third sector and wider.
This webinar was Chaired by MV Chief Executive, Andrew Laird, and featured:
Rachel Crossley – Corporate Director Community Health and Wellbeing, Brent Council
Tom Shakespeare - Managing Director - Brent Integrated Care Partnership
Hannah Szczepanski - Mutual Ventures Senior Consultant and project lead
If you'd like to discuss Radical Place Leadership, please contact Andrew.Laird@mutualventures.co.uk
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