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FINANCE

LGA set to enter fray on rates redistribution row

By Sam Clayden | 15 June 2016

Smith Square could finally be prepared to wade into the debate over business rate redistribution ...

WHITEHALL

Hunt in court fight over DoLS

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

A cross-party coalition of councils is taking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to court over his gove...

FINANCE

Gambling and the vulnerable

By Rob Burkitt | 07 June 2016

With widespread local concern over controls on gambling establishments in communities, Rob Burkit...

FINANCE

Chiefs' fury at 'long overdue review' of DoLS

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

Adult social service directors have expressed their frustration at the speed of the Law Commissio...

FINANCE

Balancing the budget

By Tom Foster | 02 June 2016

How high is the risk of financial failure for local authorities? Tom Foster uses exclusive data a...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Supporting staff on the front line

By Harold Bodmer | 02 June 2016

Pressure is mounting on the country’s informal carers as demand rises and funding cuts continue t...

HEALTH

£820m bed blocking cost putting services under strain

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 May 2016

Bed blocking is costing the NHS £820m a year and putting care services under strain, according to...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under 'care covenant'

By Thomas Bridge | 18 May 2016

Plans to speed up adoption and raise scrutiny on council support for young people were outlined i...

FINANCE

Cuts hamper health integration

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016

Cuts to council budgets are making the integration of health and social care more difficult, acco...

HEALTH

Lack of coordination with social care blamed for 'harrowing ordeals'

By William Eichler | 11 May 2016

Vulnerable patients and their families are enduring ‘harrowing ordeals’ due to poor hospital disc...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

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Essex County Council

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council