Title

Make prevention drive Budget decisions
FINANCE

Make prevention drive Budget decisions

By Mo Baines | 17 September 2026

A bold chancellor sees prevention may take years, but the long-term rewards of curbing welfare spend and improving public services through prevention is worth the investment, says Mo Baines.

SOCIAL CARE

National care, local power

By Paul Burstow | 04 September 2026

A National Care Service could strengthen national guarantees while giving councils greater freedo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026

Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.

SOCIAL CARE

Why social care reform must tackle more than cost

By Gerard Crofton-Martin | 02 September 2026

Social care reform must deal with financial inequality and widen choice, control and personalisat...

COHESION

When polarisation divides, leadership can reconnect us

By Wayne Reid | 21 August 2026

A year on from creating Shades of Bias (SoB) to enable critical thinking about discrimination, op...

FINANCE

EFS: A symptom of a system under strain

By Phil Rook | 06 August 2026

Local government needs a funding framework that supports statutory services sustainably rather th...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Doubts over health and care integration agreements

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Doubts have been cast over the future of a key model for joint working between health and council...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

The severed links in health and care integration

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Despite recognition of the benefits of closer integration between health and social care, recent ...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Embedding the conditions for successful care collaboration

By Aidan Rave | 06 August 2026

Health and care integration hasn’t failed, we just don’t yet take it seriously enough, argues Aid...

FINANCE

Sorting the finances of social care

By Owen Mapley | 30 July 2026

In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement on social care Owen Mapley says it will take public...

DEVOLUTION

A mayor's journey shows why councils are essential partners in government

By Shabnum Mustapha | 30 July 2026

Shabnum Mustapha says Burnham’s mayoral experience highlights councils’ vital role in delivering ...

frederica-diamanta

Service Manager - Family Help Team

£59,353 - £60,391

You will provide strong, visible and effective leadership to Team Managers, Practice Supervisors, Social Workers and Family Help Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Children's Home Registered Manager

PO8 - £63,966 to £67,575

You will provide the leadership, insight and compassion needed to create a home where young people feel safe, valued and supported. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Independent Reviewing Officer

£54,143 - £56,293 per annum

You will support and with positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

See More Jobs
frederica-diamanta

Service Manager - Family Help Team

£59,353 - £60,391

You will provide strong, visible and effective leadership to Team Managers, Practice Supervisors, Social Workers and Family Help Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Children's Home Registered Manager

PO8 - £63,966 to £67,575

You will provide the leadership, insight and compassion needed to create a home where young people feel safe, valued and supported. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Independent Reviewing Officer

£54,143 - £56,293 per annum

You will support and with positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

See More Jobs
-->