Embedding physical activity into health systems has many wide-ranging benefits. We're proud to have worked closely with our partners, colleagues, & localities across Greater Manchester as we begin to deliver on our commitment as a ‘prevention demonstrator’. Link: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/new-imp...

Looking across recent policy announcements I think government is sending a clear signal on desired goals without being prescriptive. Places can improve outcomes by joining these policy dots & working in a whole-system way. Big moment for us all. Link: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/a-big-o...

🎧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 2-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 #𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 Part 1 - Relational Practice mutualventures.co.uk/post/radical... Part 2 -Trusting Place mutualventures.co.uk/post/radical... (@andrewlaird.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social) #LocalGov #PublicServiceReform

Listen to the latest Radical Reformers podcast for a discussion of the report and its recommendations from @andrewlaird.bsky.social, @profdonnahall.bsky.social, @stkaye.bsky.social, and Eve Roodhouse! bsky.app/profile/mutu...

Public Service Reform Prof Donna Hall: "My dream is to get somebody senior from Treasury to really understand where, in a place, cost lies, where it goes from a local delivery point of view." (From 40:14) @profdonnahall.bsky.social @andrewlaird.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6Gca...

📺Watch on demand📺 @andrewlaird.bsky.social was joined by @profdonnahall.bsky.social, Nicole Wood, Essex Council and Owen Mapley, CIPFA to reflect on the recent #SpendingReview. They discuss #RadicalPlaceLeadership, council finances, #LGR, and much more: youtu.be/Pm_TxdZrbq8

"Help close the “big gap between those doing the frontline operational roles & those who are making policies” by helping them to work together, share data & come up with new ideas about how to improve people’s lives" cc @hayleylever.bsky.social @evefrancisholt.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social

What a gorgeous evening. Skylarks, stonechats, swallows and other songsters. Clouds of tiny moths, dancing flies and gentle waves. Sound up. Enjoy 😊

Spot on this … Couldn’t agree more! What say you @stkaye.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social @mutualventures.bsky.social @lgawellbeing.bsky.social @evefrancisholt.bsky.social

"We are being lured into that most destructive of myths: that the essential human position is as an individual purchaser acquiring desirable goods – not a contributor to the building of a trustworthy network of relations, dependable enough to allow more people to become active&generous contributors"

In their latest article, @profdonnahall.bsky.social and @andrewlaird.bsky.social recognise the challenge now faced by public service leaders and set out a positive set of “shifts” to re-establish trust and partnership with citizens and communities: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/when-po...

Very interesting report on #localism and place based approaches one for @stkaye.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social @sebrees1.bsky.social @mutualventures.bsky.social @lgawellbeing.bsky.social @lucatiratelli.bsky.social @katejopling.bsky.social @evefrancisholt.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social

The social contract is broken, argues @profdonnahall.bsky.social - to remake the State we must rebuild that contract in partnership with citizens re-state.co.uk/publications...

@profdonnahall.bsky.social how have we not connected on here before - since I’ve left Twitter I’ve missed so many and you especially . Hope you’re well and staying as connected and contributing as you want . All the best . Pen

Our response to this government white paper on immigration

5 common sense doable shifts, we can all contribute to making these happen, right? Thanks @profdonnahall.bsky.social @mutualventures.bsky.social

2/2 Many public service leaders know the current system is not meeting the needs of the people they serve. They see it and are ready to challenge it. If you are one of those people then we would love to hear from you!

1/2 When Power Forgets the People... local/mayoral election results showed faith in public leaders & services has eroded. The social contract has worn thin. Inspired by others, @profdonnahall.bsky.social & I suggest a series of “shifts” to re-establish trust. www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/when-po...

In #Canada on route to see my daughter ❤️.. what a beautiful, diverse , natural Country it feels like ❤️

Cost of working age ill-health & disability that prevents work: Over a quarter of a trillion pounds! More 👇 Need to better understand the causes & challenges of finding solutions. @martievt.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @healthierfutures.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social

“The edges of the system are..in direct contact with the new environmental conditions, so they feel more keenly the inadequacy of the prevailing methods.“ Esp ❤️6b & James' description of progressive I've felt this keenly this week Tx @beccadove2.bsky.social fire sharing medium.com/@jamestplunk...

www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-... Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants Er, eh?! Wrong move on many levels

1700 children referred to childrens social care every single day. That’s 6 whole primary schools. We urgently need better early help for families, proper support for children going into care and to address poverty which underpins so much of this www.local.gov.uk/about/news/l...

Water companies’ pollution incidents in England increased by 30% in 2024. Customer bills hiked. Shareholders extracted £1.2bn in 2023-24. Industry controlled by organisations with criminal records. No director prosecuted. Nothing will change until profit motive is removed. Nationalise.

Great to see Andy Burnham talking the language of #RadicalPlaceLeadership at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social @profdonnahall.bsky.social ‘breaking down silos, joining the dots around people and places’ www.mutualventures.co.uk/radical-plac...

New equality laws. Some good. Some dont go far enough www.personneltoday.com/hr/consultat...

"Public services matter for all families, but in different ways depending on individual circumstances [...] Prioritising spending on services used by lower-income families will make a noticeable difference" Read more 👇 @profdonnahall.bsky.social @publichealthuom.bsky.social @holmepaul.bsky.social

In this long read, @andrewlaird.bsky.social & @profdonnahall.bsky.social set out a new way of considering public money across a “place” & provide examples of the cashable savings that could be made from a new #RadicalPlaceLeadership approach: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/radical... #LocalGov

♥️ this👇🏼"Our focus is on how you create an enabling environment so that the type of properly integrated neighbourhood level working becomes the local system, rather than having to fight against it" @ojgarling.bsky.social @theqcommunity.bsky.social @matthewmezey.bsky.social

The way public service organise themselves around individual service silos rather than people, families & communities means 80% of our resources go on multiple assessments & referrals rather than supporting people. This is where the money 💰 goes & why we need #RadicalPlaceLeadership across the UK.

@profdonnahall.bsky.social & I have written an article on the cashable savings that could be made from a new #RadicalPlaceLeadership approach. Thx to Mark Smith and Hannah Hesselgreaves for their help! www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/radical...

Stunning Aurora tonight! X

I really feel for families right now. So much strain with cost of living & pressure on income, at the same time as kids needing parents who are emotionally available & have capacity to be there for them. Feels really tight. No obvious solutions, but holding each other in mind feels important.

British workplace culture really is very big mess www.personneltoday.com/hr/learning-...

Liz Roe highlights three lessons from a recent MV roundtable - @andrewlaird.bsky.social and Liz welcomed leaders in Greater Manchester to discuss how to better support care-experienced people's access to education, employment, and training: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/enhanci...

HUGE reform of SEND needed. We spend most resources on assessment & referral rather than quality early help for children. New Public Management at its worst! #RadicalPlaceLeadership @mutualventures.bsky.social @wendylansdown.bsky.social @joesarling.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🎧 @katejosephs.bsky.social was a recent guest on the Radical Reformers podcast. Kate is Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council & former Senior Civil Servant in Whitehall who transitioned to #LocalGov Listen to the full episode: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/kate-jo... #Leadership

Improving commissioning in #ChildrensSocialCare isn't just about efficiency - it's about ensuring better outcomes for vulnerable children. Ross Murray delves into the intricacies of how #LocalAuthorities do this & explores strategies to enhance the process www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/making-...

Men make sacrifices many women don't for top jobs, Farage says. Trillions of cells, millions of years of human evolution, thousands of years of education and we still have these crass comments. Dinosaurs never disappeared.

Great to see @mutualventures.bsky.social on bluesky. Big on public service reform and have brilliant sessions both live and recorded. Well worth a follow! (cc @profdonnahall.bsky.social)

The Chancellor is right to balance the books, but wrong to do so on backs of low-income families. Read the latest Resolution Foundation analysis here, which reveals that more than two-thirds of the welfare cuts will fall on the poorest half of the country ⤵️ buff.ly/5TB0Nju

Good to talk to @alb-toth.bsky.social for this piece. Cutting ill & disabled people's incomes doesn't make them more able to return to work, but OBR/HMT orthodoxy & risk aversion means only crude & blunt cuts are being 'scored' as likely savings for DWP www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

If you sit on an NHS Trust Board you had better take note of this www.channel4.com/news/hospita...

This petition calling on the Government NOT to make cruel cuts to benefits that will force more people into poverty now has almost 65,000 signatures. Let’s make it 100,000 this weekend. It only takes a moment to sign🙏 act.38degrees.org.uk/act/no-cruel...

Housing numbers from OBR: 1. *UK* net additions to 1.3m across term 2. Quarterly transactions to hit 370k (which would be much higher than long run average) *But* 3. Mortgage rates up and prices up 4. Real wages set to show limited growth obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...

academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic... 8 key attributes of a PH leader -initiative -sense of curiosity -broad perspective on threats -recognition there are those who are opposed to health -speak truth to power -ability to engage with leaders in other sectors -commitment to values -ability to communicate

Bring your #PeoplePromise themes to fruition by aligning with the content of our 'Relationships for Change' programme. We help #NHS Trusts to develop guidance and practice. @england.nhs.uk @nhsmillion.bsky.social @fabnhsstuff.bsky.social @nottmhospitals.bsky.social @lthtresearchcomms.bsky.social

Really pleased to see @profdonnahall.bsky.social here on bluesky!

Big #bluesky welcome to @profdonnahall.bsky.social, innovator of public service reform and the power of communities. 👏🏾😊

JVT says "councils did the hard yards during covid but their PH role is undermined by financial crisis" 👇 lgcplus.com/services/hea... @profdonnahall.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social @stevensenior.bsky.social