The social enterprise effect: taking care of things already

The Government’s 10 Year Plan for the NHS may have just recently been made public, but social enterprises have long been delivering the kind of services it aspires to. Read this new report to be inspired by the ways social enterprises are already transforming the NHS and the way services are created and delivered. From … Continued

Community Dental Services – Grin and bear it?

Not having access to a dentist can be life threatening. The growth of one Bedfordshire-based organisation is a result of offering real care to the community. Here at Social Enterprise UK, growth, which the government has focused on since inception, means everyone rises together, that everyone’s life is improved. For that to happen, we need … Continued

Bridges

“Stop Fixing, Start Listening!” Meet the people training healthcare workers to hand power over to patients – and transforming lives in the process. It all began with curiosity. Twenty-five years ago, a physiotherapist asked a simple question: why do some stroke patients manage to find their way to a fulfilling life more speedily and completely … Continued

Navigo

North East Lincolnshire is pioneering a radical model of mental healthcare that is improving outcomes and cutting waiting times. The key: empowering patients and treating them holistically. The data tells its own story: Clearly, Navigo – the social enterprise that delivers mental health services for the NHS in North East Lincolnshire – is making breakthroughs … Continued

FCMS

A pioneering social enterprise in Northern England offers a vision of what the NHS could be like if it took prevention seriously