Mutuals Forum November 2012 Lance Gardner MBE Chief Executive Care Plus Group
Where?
Care Plus Group We are a Social Enterprise (since 1 July 2011) Fully integrated health and social care provider 720 staff [815] 50:50 split £22million [£23.5 million] 156,000 population
Some of our Services Intermediate tier Community nursing Home care Specialist nursing Drug and Alcohol intervention programme Employability Meals on wheels Day services Chlamydia screening
“The Provider of Choice” mission statement
Irony Care Plus Group left the Public Sector to protect Public Sector Values!
Challenges - Being…...‘new’…....‘different’……..‘perceived’ as……...‘naïve’……..‘brave’…....‘sustainable’…..
Personalisation Versus Commissioning
Care Plus Group is not a care Society which serves people, it is a people Society which provides care.
“A social enterprise is driven by the best interests of the community. A social entrepreneur will always be bold, aspirational and ambitious because their prime purpose is to change the world.” Penny Newman CEO, Cafedirect Feb 2007