HEALTH

Councils 'were close' to dumping the BCF

By Dan Peters | 02 December 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) considered walking away from the Better Care Fund (BCF) pr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...

HEALTH

Self-funder support: are you meeting Care Act requirements?

By Ray Hart | 28 November 2014

Ray Hart explains the changes that social care departments need to take to ensure their support p...

SOCIAL CARE

Call for more community provision post-Winterbourne

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2014

A report into the care of people with learning difficulties has called for the ramping up of comm...

WHITEHALL

The transformation challenge

By Heather Jameson | 25 November 2014

Mayors or combined authorities could be used to push greater accountability to boost cross-public...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

CQC plays down increasing inspection powers

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2014

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care has warned the organisat...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Not only the lonely

By Alison Seabrooke | 24 November 2014

Alison Seabrooke says the contribution of community groups to public services is no longer a ‘nic...

HEALTH

Hunt calls on counties to work with him

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

‘Unless we plan our futures together, we will both fail,’ was the stark message health secretary ...

WHITEHALL

Let councils write their own job specs

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Central government needs to massively scale back on statutory duties and give councils the chance...

HEALTH

NHS England chief plays down outcomes of BCF

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2014

The chief executive of NHS England has warned that the visions championed in the Better Care Fund...

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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

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