How to reform public services by liberating local teams to do the right thing

(This is a one-hour session plus an optional 30 minutes for extended discussion)

A lot of people, including the national political parties, are talking about public service reform. 

But many of the solutions they propose just won’t work. Forcing through efficiency measures, setting targets, implementing digital solutions, ‘engaging with’ the private or charity sectors. All this has all been tried for years now. And services have become even more dysfunctional, not less.

As we will discover in this session with systems change expert John Mortimer, better solutions are available. In several places, councils have had a go at operating very differently. They set up strengths-based locality working, with multi-agency teams, able to operate close to people in their community, with a simple instruction to discover what individual people’s circumstances actually were, and then to take action, and do the right thing, with the goal wherever possible of helping people to help themselves.

In every case, costs reduced, demand fell, and value was multiplied. 

So, we have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done, and the good news is that it doesn’t take significant resources to do it. But, as the real-life examples shared in this webinar will demonstrate, it does require an alternative ‘local by default’ approach and courageous public sector leaders who are willing to take a deep fresh look at what is really going on, and establish a different operating method for their teams.

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 This is part of a series of events to explore what can be done to reduce health inequalities and improve social care, in our communities, and nationwide.

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What would a democratic system based on relationships look like?

 This is part of a series of events to consider how to bring alive the Better Way principle that ‘mass participation is better than centralised power’ and generate a fresh practice of everyday democracy.

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Creating a relational welfare state:

Why do we need a relational welfare state, creating health and well-being within the community, and what do we need to do to make it happen? 

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By submitting this form, you consent to your data being saved by A Better Way according to GDPR standards. We will only use your data for A Better Way purposes. You can opt out at any time, please just let us know.