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Jamie Hailstone

Articles by Jamie Hailstone

Put health 'front and centre of devolution'

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 July 2016

A leading think tank has called for health budgets to be devolved and councils to be given the po...

New company could take on housing repairs from Kier

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 July 2016

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is expected to transfer housing repairs to a new local authority-owne...

Virgin/Sirona make shortlist for council's CCG deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 July 2016

Virgin Care and the Sirona Partnership have made it through to the final shortlist for a joint £5...

Council to spend £500,000 to recover football club loan

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 July 2016

Northampton BC has agreed to spend a further £500,000 to recover a £10.25m loan made to a footbal...

No accord for trimming number of Welsh councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 July 2016

The Welsh local government secretary has conceded there is no consensus around cutting the number...

Cuts 'exhaust' potential for more savings

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 July 2016

Town hall directors and MPs have warned beleaguered social care services cannot produce any more ...

Call for new social care settlement

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 July 2016

Campaigners have called on Jeremy Hunt to make the case for a ‘new settlement for health and soci...

Contractors slam authorities' 'irresponsible homecare wages

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

Care experts have warned other providers may follow the example of the Mears Group after it serve...

Call for councils to take on 'Big Six' energy purchasers

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

Every council in England could soon enter the energy business and take on the ‘Big Six,’ accordin...

N Lincolnshire asked to aid other authorities buy British steel

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

North Lincolnshire Council has been asked by the Government to help other local authorities buy B...