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County considers closer collaboration with NHS

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 May 2018

Lancashire CC is considering closer collaboration with the NHS to avoid duplicating service provi...

New chief executive for Bury

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 May 2018

Manchester City Council’s deputy chief executive, Geoff Little, will move to Bury MBC to take up ...

Councils asked to review cyber-security preparedness

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 May 2018

Councils across the country have been called on to share information about their cyber security r...

Government fully backing health and care integration

By Hiba Mahamadi | 20 April 2018

The Government is fully backing the integration of health and social care, a policy lead at the D...

Welsh social services funding gap to triple by 2020

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 April 2018

The funding gap in Welsh social services will jump by a whopping three-and-a half times by 2020/2...

Grenfell: Refurbishment turned fire-resistant building into flammable one

By Hiba Mahamadi | 17 April 2018

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has come under pressure once more after a leaked report blamed a low-gr...

Chief executive confident in councils' contract management skills

By Hiba Mahamadi | 17 April 2018

Worcestershire CC’s new chief executive, Paul Robinson, has dismissed claims that local authoriti...

Union calls for more contracts scrutiny

By Hiba Mahamadi | 17 April 2018

The Government should extend the remit of the National Audit Office or create a new regulator to ...

Cheshire East: Investigation committee chair steps down

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 April 2018

The chair of the committee that suspended three top officers at Cheshire East Council last year h...

Child abuse: Rochdale was 'careless' and 'wholly inadequate', inquiry finds

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 April 2018

Rochdale MBC’s response to reports of child sexual abuse was ‘careless’ and ‘wholly inadequate’ b...