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Joint local effort to streamline delivery

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 September 2011

Telford and Wrekin Council’s community and voluntary group leaders came together last week, for t...

Essex CC and Tendring DC sign partnership working deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 September 2011

Leaders of Essex CC and Tendring DC sign agreement to develop closer working arrangements.

Demand for social care still rising says CQC

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 September 2011

Demand for social care services is continuing to rise, according to the Care Quality Commission’s...

Councils to launch civic enterprise task force

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 September 2011

Glasgow and Leeds city councils are setting up a task force to look at alternatives to cutting se...

Government must have care home contingency plans, NAO reports.

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 September 2011

The Government needs to put in place more contingency plans to in case more care home operators g...

SCVO highlights third sector role in curtailing spending

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

The third sector holds the key to reducing public spending north of the border, according to the ...

Crisis warning over homeless increase

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

The housing charity Crisis has warned the number of people homeless will continue to climb as gov...

Southern Cross UK operations to close by 2012

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has confirmed that troubled care home operator Southern Cross is ...

Bus pass scheme may signal heath benefits for the elderly

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Free bus passes for the elderly can help combat obesity, according to new report by the Journal o...

Healthcare groups warn of 'break up' over new reforms

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Opposition to the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill continues to grow, even after MPs vote...