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SOCIAL CARE
National care, local power
By Paul Burstow | 04 September 2026
A National Care Service could strengthen national guarantees while giving councils greater freedom to shape local care, says Paul Burstow.
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.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Nobody ever voted for a map
By Ben Page | 17 August 2026
Rewiring the State offers the most significant shift in local government for a generation, but th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Searching for a NEET solution
By Vijay K Luthra | 06 August 2026
With NEET numbers at their highest since 2013, Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra argue the answe...
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...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Burnham announces social care workforce reform plans
By Martin Ford | 29 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to exercise caution following his announcement of ‘wid...
NHS
NHS faces collapse without social care reform, says Burnham
By Lee Peart | 27 July 2026
The NHS will collapse without social care system reform, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.
IMPROVEMENT
Is public service delivery really dead?
By Ben Page | 22 July 2026
Performance alone does not win public trust. While better outcomes matter, public opinion is shap...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Hard truths facing the NHS
By Matthew Taylor | 21 July 2026
As Andy Burnham arrives at No10, Matthew Taylor argues that real NHS transformation demands upfro...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government urged to 'think again' on removing local authorities from ICBs
By Lee Peart | 13 July 2026
The Government has been urged to reconsider plans to remove the statutory right for local governm...
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