Please pay particular attention to our five fundamental correctives for public service reform. You will also note that the following nine principles are common in all of our case studies of effective, successful purpose-aligned partnerships. Planning for long-term infrastructure and service development as opposed to three-year service cyclesIntegration of service stakeholders (commissioners, providers, funders, community institutions) and of public service sectors in relation to multiple service needsPrevention as the optimal basis of a service, rather than reactive managementCollaboration between commissioners and providers, as opposed to service purchasingCommunication within operational engagement, rather than remote service delivery auditingTransparency on resource, cost and reasonable surplus, rather than a commercial-style dealing, possibly with extractive profitTrust as the practical currency, rather than contract prescriptionMutuality and fairness in facilitating contracts, rather than crude public sector cost minimisationFlexibility built into working relationships What next? 5 Fundamental Correctives for Public Service Reform Read about the Five Correctives here or click the buttons below for descriptions of the outcomes of, process behind, underlying principles, and evidence for each corrective. Case studies of purpose-aligned partnerships Examples of successful public service community partnerships delivering a variety of public services. See them here. Tools, Resources and Model Documents Example documentation, contracts, processes and agreements you can access – or use as a checklist as you progress your partnerships. These practical models and outlines include a set of social value imperatives. Toolkit menu Back to the main menu of the Toolkit.
Please pay particular attention to our five fundamental correctives for public service reform. You will also note that the following nine principles are common in all of our case studies of effective, successful purpose-aligned partnerships. Planning for long-term infrastructure and service development as opposed to three-year service cyclesIntegration of service stakeholders (commissioners, providers, funders, community institutions) and of public service sectors in relation to multiple service needsPrevention as the optimal basis of a service, rather than reactive managementCollaboration between commissioners and providers, as opposed to service purchasingCommunication within operational engagement, rather than remote service delivery auditingTransparency on resource, cost and reasonable surplus, rather than a commercial-style dealing, possibly with extractive profitTrust as the practical currency, rather than contract prescriptionMutuality and fairness in facilitating contracts, rather than crude public sector cost minimisationFlexibility built into working relationships What next? 5 Fundamental Correctives for Public Service Reform Read about the Five Correctives here or click the buttons below for descriptions of the outcomes of, process behind, underlying principles, and evidence for each corrective. Case studies of purpose-aligned partnerships Examples of successful public service community partnerships delivering a variety of public services. See them here. Tools, Resources and Model Documents Example documentation, contracts, processes and agreements you can access – or use as a checklist as you progress your partnerships. These practical models and outlines include a set of social value imperatives. Toolkit menu Back to the main menu of the Toolkit.