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Serco will axe 500 UK jobs in global shake-up

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 February 2012

Outsourcing giant, Serco, looks set to axe around 500 jobs from its UK business – as part of an i...

Pickles 'wants to be told about charity fund cuts'

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 February 2012

Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, urged charities to tell him if councils continued to make ma...

Experts back move to check patients for signs of neglect

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 February 2012

A campaign to check elderly patients for possible signs of neglect on admission to hospital has b...

Charity warns of £500m social care shortfall

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 January 2012

Councils are facing a £500m spending shortfall for social care services for the elderly, accordin...

Health reforms 'could lead to local cash boost'

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 January 2012

A new report by London Councils says joining up health and social care support services could inc...

Lansley won't budge over reforms

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2012

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has vowed he will not 'cave in' over the Government's controversi...

Liverpool targets directly elected mayor vote

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2012

Liverpool looks set to go straight to elections for a directly-elected mayor in May, as part of a...

Pickles to take action on charity cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 January 2012

Eric Pickles, is poised to take action over disproportionate cuts made to third sector groups in ...

Chiefs want £50k cap on personalised care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 January 2012

More than 40 council chiefs have called on the Government to implement Andrew Dilnot’s proposals ...

Councils to get public health cash

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 January 2012

Councils poised to receive more than £2bn to help tackle public health problems, under plans to b...