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WHITEHALL
Scorn for Bourne's £1bn
By Dan Peters | 11 April 2017
Government figures claiming councils can raise £1bn through the social care precept are massively...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Judicial review over 'unlawful' funding
By William Eichler | 11 April 2017
The country’s largest representative body for adult social care providers has accused Essex CC of...
WHITEHALL
One in 10 slash social care spending by 25%
By Sam Clayden | 05 April 2017
One in 10 councils slashed adult social care spending by more than a quarter in six years, a new ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Local government 'not as sexy' as other sectors
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017
Local government needs to brand itself better to attract staff, a director of recruitment firm Pe...
FINANCE
Is social care making progress?
By Jonathan Carr-West | 29 March 2017
Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at the major questions the Government’s upcoming green paper on socia...
WHITEHALL
Councils 'best' to decide where to spend £2bn for social care
By Dan Peters | 29 March 2017
Councils have been told they are ‘best placed’ to decide how to spend the additional £2bn the Gov...
HEALTH
Social care demand strategies criticised
By James Evison | 24 March 2017
Poor support and rapid hospital discharge processes for adult social care could be costing counci...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The Government must recognise the value of social workers
By Blair McPherson | 22 March 2017
It is not what is in the Government’s new social work advice note that trouble’s Blair McPherson....
HEALTH
Councils are braced for NHS cash raid
By Dan Peters | 22 March 2017
Local government is bracing itself for a NHS cash grab as it battles for influence over how to sp...
FINANCE
Short-term objectives reap short-term gains
By Tony Kirkham | 22 March 2017
Tony Kirkham says it is vital councils do not use additional social care cash to put off the evil...
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