ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Local government on frontline of manifesto battleground

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2015

The Labour and Conservative party manifestos have drawn electoral battle lines over key local gov...

SOCIAL CARE

Learn to dance in the rain

By David Pearson | 14 April 2015

A bolder strategy is required to ensure that our health and social care services can respond appr...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: IT systems 'not ready for capped care cost reforms'

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Payments under the Care Act could be hit by delays unless councils wake up to the ‘big IT implica...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Welfare under threat as councils count cost of cuts

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Council finance directors have warned they will be forced to scale back local welfare assistance ...

FINANCE

Care Act in 2016 will be a challenge

By Richard Pantlin | 09 April 2015

These days no major change programme can be effectively implemented without supportive informatio...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Call to fund DoLS new burdens

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

London will need an additional £10.5m in 2015/16 to meet the huge expected rise in Deprivation of...

HEALTH

Mitie blames profits plunge on council spending cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 April 2015

The outsourcing group Mitie has blamed council spending cuts in home care and social housing for ...

HEALTH

Councils likely to 'pay lip service' to new obligation

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2015

Councils are unlikely to be able to meet a new obligation to reach out to people experiencing iso...

HEALTH

Care Act warning on implementation day

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2015

Warnings that the Care Act needs more funding for it to be a success have continued to be made as...

BUSINESS

Neighbouring councils secure new partnerships

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015

Two neighbouring local authorities in Greater Manchester have announced deals to transfer key ser...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC