Co-operatives and mutuals were given prominence in the Coalition Agreement as a means of transforming the way public services are delivered. This reflected an existing direction of travel for Government policy; the previous Labour Government had directed and encouraged the establishment of NHS Foundation Trusts and co-operative trust schools and all three major parties had expressed enthusiasm for cooperative and mutual structures in their manifestos.
Social Housing: Made Mutual
Over recent months, RBH has been working with tenants and employees to develop a new ownership and governance model for the future of council housing in Rochdale.
The vision is based on co-ownership, with tenants and employees as members, to build into the fabric of the organisation a sense of shared priorities and working together.
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NHS community services are undergoing a seachange. These fundamental services which rarely attract the headlines – including health visiting, midwives, rehabilitation, community and specialist nursing, therapies such as speech and language, physiotherapy and podiatry – account for about 10% of NHS expenditure.
As part of the Coalition Government’s plans to create the “largest social enterprise sector in the world”, a significant number of community health service providers are being separated out from Primary Care Trusts and established as independent social enterprises.
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