HEALTH

'Strain' warning over social care system

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2015

Campaigners and council leaders have warned of the strain the social care system is under in the ...

FINANCE

Time for a service upgrade

By George McFarlane | 28 July 2015

The tectonic plates of responsibility for delivering public services are shifting, writes George ...

WHITEHALL

County Councils Network prioritises 'radical devolution'

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2015

A vision featuring ‘flexible and bold devolution plans’ has been laid out by the chairman-elect o...

FINANCE

Treasury asks DCLG to prepare for 40% cuts

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will be asked to find up to a further 4...

FINANCE

An alternative to the big six

By Paul O'Brien | 22 July 2015

With the average UK household currently spending around £1,200 on energy each year, energy prices...

SOCIAL CARE

CQC 'still has long way to go' warns NAO

By MJ reporter | 22 July 2015

The regulator at the centre of fierce criticism over alleged blunders has made good progress, acc...

WHITEHALL

There's no quick fix

By Ray James | 22 July 2015

The growing gap in social care funding has led to a crisis of confidence from directors of adult ...

FINANCE

The money makers

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

Dan Peters reports on the results of a joint The MJ, LGN and Localis study in which local authori...

HEALTH

'Revolving door' approach must be changed

By Mark Whitehead | 21 July 2015

The ‘revolving door’ approach to patients leaving hospital can be confusing for older people and ...

WHITEHALL

Government delays social care cap

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 July 2015

Plans to introduce a cap on social care costs have been delayed until 2020, ministers have announ...

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