HEALTH

Whitehall calls for groups to join forces to cut red tape

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 March 2016

A Whitehall report has criticised local government groups for failing to work together on project...

HEALTH

BCF guidance calms sector fears

By Tom Bridge | 23 February 2016

Sector concerns over new Better Care Fund (BCF) guidance are understood to have been soothed by n...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Adult social care biggest cost pressure

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 February 2016

Adult social care is the biggest short and long-term pressure for council chiefs, an exclusive su...

HEALTH

Concerns over Better Care Fund delay

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 February 2016

Town hall bosses have appealed to civil servants over delays to the publication of technical guid...

FINANCE

An ailing sector?

By Ray James | 08 December 2015

Amid the fallout from the Spending Review, Ray James leads the rallying call for the social care ...

HEALTH

Care bosses call for Osborne talks

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2015

Care industry chiefs have called for a crisis meeting with George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt amid fe...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: LGA 'confused' by great spending deal, says Clark

By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2015

The Local Government Association’s (LGA) initial negative reaction to the Spending Review was bec...

WHITEHALL

DOL applications tally falls as new system is mooted

03 November 2015

The number of applications for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (DOLs) received by local author...

FINANCE

New care partnerships to be launched

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 October 2015

Councils and NHS trusts will create a series of partnerships to help people with learning disabil...

FINANCE

Ministers confirm continuation of Better Care Fund

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2015

The Better Care Fund (BCF) will continue into 2016/17, ministers have confirmed.

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council