Tag Archives: Commissioning

Why Carillion’s legacy might be better social value

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

The collapse of Carillion raised fundamental questions about the risks of outsourcing and the effects of having services delivered by a few large providers. Continue reading →

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Health and wellbeing news round-up: June 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

With the announcement of an extra £20bn for the NHS, is social care losing out? Plus, the latest health reports and more. Continue reading →

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Public Services News Round-up: May 2018

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

The Open Government Network has just launched its manifesto, and an action plan to improve working between the health and social care and voluntary sectors has been jointly agreed between NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Health and Wellbeing Alliance. Continue reading →

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Public services news round-up: April 2018

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

This month we have a bumper edition of news and events including the launch of the next phase of the VCSE Review, the upcoming PSTA conference, new Health and Wellbeing Alliance events, and more Continue reading →

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Funding round-up: April 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Paul Winyard

This month, the Work and Pensions select committee publishes a new report into the European Social Fund, charity shops facing a postcode lottery on business rate relief, the Charity Tax Commission consultation, the latest from Funding Central, and more Continue reading →

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Health and wellbeing news round-up: April 2018

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

As part of NCVO’s membership of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, we’re starting a new series of occasional round-up blogs covering what’s new in the world of health and care. Continue reading →

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Public services news round-up: March 2018

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

This month we've got the latest on Carillion and how charities are demonstrating the impact of their services. Continue reading →

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Road Ahead 2018 – what does this year have in store for charities?

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Elizabeth Chamberlain

We look at some of the opportunities and challenges for charities in the coming year, according to findings in our new report The Road Ahead 2018. Continue reading →

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Public services round-up: January 2018

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Michael Birtwistle

The holidays may be behind us but the world of public services has started the year off with a bang – or was that a crunch? Continue reading →

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Who needs local infrastructure?

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Lev Pedro

Why infrastructure is valuable and how some organisations are innovating to become sustainable Continue reading →

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