Prof Donna Hall
@profdonnahall.bsky.social
Thoughts & ideas 💡 on public service reform, big believer in the power of communities, former CEO Wigan Council #TheWiganDeal NED at Mutual Ventures #RadicalPlaceLeadership
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...
Mutual Ventures@mutualventures.bsky.social · last yr.🎧 E𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 100 𝐨𝐟 #𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬🎧 Huge thanks to guests for their time & knowledge & the listeners! This episode revolves around a report we developed in partnership with Re:State think tank on behalf of the Local Government Association, “Trusting Place”: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/radical...
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...
Public Service Reform - Trusting Place
Radical Reformers podcast · Episode
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📺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
Beyond the Spending Review: Rebuilding financial sustainability and trust
YouTube video by Mutual Ventures
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"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
Civil service is ‘too remote’ from people’s lives across UK, says minister
Whitehall must work more with frontline services as part of plans to move offices from London, says Georgia Gould
theguardian.com
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
Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · last yr.Britain is “declining”, but a new report reveals a striking disconnect between national despair and local pride. Should the future of politics be local? Read the analysis by Stephen McNair ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.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...
When Power Forgets the People
In this article, Prof. Donna Hall and Andrew Laird recognise the challenge now faced by public service leaders and set out a positive set of “shifts” to re-establish trust and partnership with citizen...
mutualventures.co.uk
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
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose@rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · last yr.The theory that a rising tide lifts all boats has capsized. From #climate backlash to democratic strain, ignoring place is undermining progress. The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @oecdlocal.bsky.social's new report offers the soluton: intelligent localisation for better futures www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
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
@andrewlaird.bsky.social · last yr.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...
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...
When Power Forgets the People
In this article, Prof. Donna Hall and Andrew Laird recognise the challenge now faced by public service leaders and set out a positive set of “shifts” to re-establish trust and partnership with citizen...
mutualventures.co.uk
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
Greg Fell@felly500.bsky.social · last yr.www.gov.uk/government/s... The cost of working age ill-health and disability that prevents work A quarter of a trillion pounds £259,000,000,000
“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...
The energy at the edges
The system is dying from the middle, but there’s vitality at the periphery
medium.com
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
ICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
hsj.co.uk
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...
LGA: 1,700 children referred to children’s social care every day
Around 1,700 children are referred to children’s social care services every day in England, underlining the need for an adequate long term funding solution in the Spending Review and a cross-governmen...
local.gov.uk
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.
Water companies’ pollution incidents in England increased by 30% in 2024
The sector, which had been set a target to reduce spillages by 40%, needs ‘radical reform’, campaigners say
theguardian.com
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...
Radical Place Leadership | MV
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Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · last yr.PLUS: The government urgently needs to inject some growth into the economy, but can Whitehall make that happen? Special guest @andyburnham.bsky.social is in the studio to argue for more powers to be given away by London. And @drbenpaxton.bsky.social discusses our latest report on policy reviews
"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
Healthwatch@healthwatch.bsky.social · last yr.An argument that prioritising public services with which poorest households are least satisfied, such as SEN, free school meals and adult social care, would increase provision to poorest by £370/yr compared to £260/yr if prioritising health above all else www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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
Radical Place Leadership: The Public Money that Falls Between the Silos
This long-read article by Andrew Laird and Prof. Donna Hall sets out a new way of considering public money across a “place” and provides indicative examples of the cashable savings that could be made ...
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♥️ 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
Prof Donna Hall@profdonnahall.bsky.social · last yr.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.
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.
@andrewlaird.bsky.social · last yr.@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...
