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Sue Slipman: Mutualising the Public Sector - video and slides

Sue Slipman, Chief Executive of the Foundation Trust Network, gave a talk about the future of mutualisation in the health sector at the Autumn Forum. Watch the video and slides here.

Co-operative Business District

A guided journey to discover your own public service co-operative destination.

This guide, produced by Co-operatives UK and Mutual Ventures, takes you through the four main steps you will need to think about before setting up your own public sector mutual.

 

Groundbreaking vision for the co-operative sector for discussion

Co-operatives UK is seeking comments and debate on a radical vision of how the co-operative sector can expand into the 21st Century.

The groundbreaking document, Co-operation in the age of Google, is open for comment by members of Co-operatives UK until 12 February 2011.

Co-operative call to action

Co-operatives provide a trusted alternative based on self-help and working together. The co-operative call to action sets out proposals from Co-operatives UK, in consultation with the wider co-operative sector, for a framework within which co-operatives can flourish.

 

Health and social care

Welcome to the Health and Social Care group. This is a place for anyone interested in the role of co-operatives in health and social care.

 

Self-managed Care - a co‑operative approach

This booklet describes co-operative approaches to the personalisation agenda that are an innovative and practical response. These approaches provide the potential to meet many of the aspirations of self managed care and widen access to these benefits for people who don’t wish to do this on their own. Co-operatives that care.

 

£12m fund opens for healthcare social enterprises

Submitted by petramorris on 17 August, 2011 - 16:36

A £12m fund offering grants and loans to social enterprises that provide healthcare and social services in England has opened for applications.

Social enterprise in health care: Promoting organisational autonomy and staff engagement

Submitted by petramorris on 4 August, 2011 - 16:18

The government has proposed to transform the NHS into the largest social enterprise sector in the world. But what organisational and leadership changes are needed to make this vision a reality?

New appointments bring new opportunities

Submitted by Isabel on 16 May, 2011 - 16:30

We are delighted to announce that new members have joined the Co-operative Business Development Panel. There are three new people in addition, to the two new members to represent the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales. We look forward to a period of change, new ideas and different contributions to the work of the panel. 


I encourage co-operators to stand for election at such a critical time

Submitted by Isabel on 19 April, 2011 - 12:25

Just before the close of nominations for Co-operatives UK’s Co-operative Business Development Panel we talk to its current chair, Gareth Nash, in order to get to understand the forum’s relevance to the future of the co-operative movement in the UK.

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