In
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
, a public service mutual is an organisation that has left the
public sector
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military, law enforcement, in ...
but continues delivering public services. There is a significant degree of
employee ownership, influence or control in the way the organisation is run.
CSH Surrey was the first public service mutual to be created out of the
NHS in 2006. There are now over 100 public service mutuals across England, delivering public services across a wide range of sectors.
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References
Types of organization
National Health Service (England)