OKLAHOMA CITY: Co-operative companies in health and social care have grown by 50% in the past five years, a report has shown.
The state of the co-operative economy shows that co-operative health and social care firms have grown by a half in the past five years – the second biggest growth across all industries.
Co-operatives are businesses owned by employees, customers or other stakeholders, giving the workforce and service users a greater say in the type of care the company delivers and its management.