Articles by Jamie Hailstone
GMB rejects pay offer
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 May 2014
Members of the GMB have rejected a 1% pay offer and are balloting to strike on 10th July as the r...
Welsh services face radical shake-up
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 May 2014
The Welsh deputy minister for social services has promised a radical shake-up in the way services...
Council-NHS alliance under review
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 May 2014
A pioneering back office partnership between Herefordshire Council and the NHS is to be reviewed.
Councillors more trusted than MPs to make local choices, LGA poll finds
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 May 2014
Three in four people would rather trust their local councillor to make a decision about their com...
Coalition divided over free school funding
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 May 2014
Cracks appeared in the coalition government over the weekend following a row over free school fun...
Elderly are in 'for a shock' over social care cap
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 May 2014
Pensioners are likely to face social care bills twice the size of the Government’s £70,000 cap, a...
Council postpones college funding decision
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 May 2014
A council has postponed a decision on whether to commit millions of pounds to fund repairs at a c...
Groups join forces over adult safeguarding
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 May 2014
Care and local government organisations have joined forces to strengthen roles and responsibiliti...
Budget merger proposals to compound NHS woes
By Jamie Hailstone | 08 May 2014
The King’s Fund has warned a looming financial crisis in the NHS is being exacerbated by plans to...
Serco sells shares to steady balance sheet
By Jamie Hailstone | 08 May 2014
Under-fire contractor Serco suffered a setback last week after its finance director announced he ...
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