SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
LGC's social enterprise channel, providing the latest local government news, comment and analysis
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Conference speakers
Making social enterprise work: the key speakers
Discover the key speakers from the LGC/Capsticks social enterprise masterclass.
Most recent
Maude calls for local government mutuals
But self-confessed ‘localist’ won’t force government’s reform agenda on sector
The case for mutuals is made to Government in new paper
New paper on employee owned mutuals looks at a new way to help councils save cost
Social enterprises 'to receive £19 million investment over next year'
Department of Health to extend funding of social enterprises
Cabinet Office boosts mutuals team
Extra civil servants drafted in as government pushes for more employee-owned spin offs
Analysis
The knock-on effect: PCTs, PropCo and social enterprises
All land owned by PCTs will be transferred by 2013 with knock-on effects for councils and social enterprises using that land.
Procurement law and social enterprise
The application of procurement law to the development of social enterprises from within public bodies is fascinating
Better services, better value
Since the coalition came to power just over a year ago there has been mounting pressure on local authorities to embrace social enterprises
Third sector can add value and cut costs
The third sector has attracted interest from across the political spectrum as a way of helping councils improve services at lower cost
Health and social enterprise
LGC seeks your views on care resourcing
As demographic changes put increasing pressure on care services, funding reductions loom and health services reform get under way, LGC is asking councils for their views and plans on commissioning, personalisation and demand management - today is your last chance to take our survey
£19m pledged for NHS workers to run mutuals
Lansley aims to give frontline staff control with social enterprises and mutuals.
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Social enterprises face losing core contracts
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Uncertain future for Somerset learning disability services
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NHS Lewisham hires social enterprise for child weight management service
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Social enterprise chair named best in sector
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Staff at BANES social enterprise motivated and engaged
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Staff keep NHS pensions as Virgin's Surrey deal goes through
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Acute sector faces wave of mergers and reconfigurations
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New Plymouth social enterprise below average on staff engagement
Around the web archive
Case Studies
A design on saving money by investing
Lewisham uses design-led thinking to improve services for the homeless.
Action Learning
A linchpin for local scrutiny of the NHS
Described by the government as “the new consumer champion” for health and social care, local Healthwatch finally became a reality in April, replacing local involvement networks
The Capsticks Blog
More power to the patient voice
Robert Francis QC said that the focus of the Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has been relentlessly on the need to protect patients from unacceptable and unsafe care. One of the ways to help protect patients is to better value the views of the persons who have actually used the service. They have front-line experience, they have been in the trenches.
Public Sector Partnerships
LGC Awards - Public Sector Partnerships Award
Capsticks is pleased to support the Public Sector Partnerships Awards 2013 - find out who won here
Comment
Community libraries: threat or opportunity?
Community libraries aren’t a new idea. Back in 2006 the Big Lottery Fund invited local authorities to apply for funding with the aim of helping libraries to consider new ways of working as well as to improve accessibility and service provision
Life without a Safety Net
The preferred legal form of the future Local Healthwatchs is social enterprise…but, how do you leave the comparative safety of being inside a ‘parent’ organisation for life without a safety net? Are you equipped to function effectively as a business and retain your social mission?
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Achieving localism
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Avoiding competition for Healthwatch work
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What the Public Service Act 2012 means for social enterprises...
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Cross sector spin-outs can help councils buy for good
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Signing up for a new service pilot
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Develop service level agreements that reflect your requirements
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Another important event in co-operative Rochdale
Social Enterprise Webinar
Watch LGC's webinar - Social enterprise: a viable option for service delivery
Watch LGC’s free online webinar to learn more about alternative service delivery - in association with Capsticks
