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Burnham tells MPs co-op principles will be ‘at heart’ of care reforms

Co-op leaders have been campaigning for alternatives to private outsourcers, blaming the model for capital extraction

Experiences of LGBTQ+ care workers in Equal Care Co-op

Maimoona Waseem, a PhD scholar in management sciences at Nottingham Trent University, on her study for…

Co-op Congress: How can we fix social care?

A breakout session looked at a study carried out by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, and heard…

Fixing social care: Report highlights potential of co-op model in the UK

Commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, the study found co-ops provide 'fairer, better quality, community-rooted care'

NCBA Clusa chief presses case for home-care co-ops

Rural America’s healthcare crisis cannot be solved by the market alone, argues Doug O'Brien

Australian co-op sector calls for support as government prepares budget

BCCM's recommendations include measures to increase social care delivery and domestic food and beverage processing capacity

Can co-ops help end capital extraction in the UK care system?

A report from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies calls on councils to redirect their care…

Australian co-ops apex welcomes elderly care measures in budget

BCCM CEO Melina Morrison has also welcomed a report by the competition watchdog calling for more…

Tech for social care: Innovations from Spain’s Suara co-op

'We want everybody in the co-operative to have the mentality to be innovative, and for innovation…

How co-ops are meeting the needs of Korea’s ageing population

'Polarisation, inequality, and unemployment caused by neoliberalism are driving people into life crises'

Social care for the people it’s supposed to serve

'We have built up enough experience to know that the way we do care and support…

ILO conference resolution urges support for care co-ops

Cicopa, Wiego and HomeNet International weigh in on the implications for co-ops