When Dave Sweeney first got started with social value, he readily admits few people understood his job.

Now the region has one of the UK’s most innovative and flourishing social value scenes, thanks to the work of the Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership.

In this refreshing podcast, Dave speaks to MD Richard Dickins about the importance of tenacity and making social value ‘funky’. He explains what it takes to set up successful system-wide anchor approaches.

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Graft, tenacity and a touch of maverick: embedding social value across Cheshire & Merseyside

Graft, tenacity and a touch of maverick: embedding social value across Cheshire & Merseyside