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WHITEHALL
Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands
By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024
Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election c...
WHITEHALL
Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024
The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...
WHITEHALL
Councils hit with new productivity demands
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
Ministers have demanded councils improve their productivity in the same week as the Government qu...
FINANCE
Bridging the budget gap
By Tracie Langley | 10 April 2024
We haven’t even closed down the 2023-24 accounts yet and we are already starting to plan our 2025...
WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Desperately seeking a long-term diagnosis
By Iain Murray | 11 March 2024
A successful economy needs to be built around world-class infrastructure - and skilled, healthy ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Working with Government can deliver real dividends
By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 15 February 2024
Collaboration with Government can achieve real results for communities and councils should not be...
WHITEHALL
REVEALED: Productivity plan demands toothless
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2024
Councils have been told Whitehall will be unable to force them to submit productivity plans.
FINANCE
Productivity planning and commercial efficacy
13 February 2024
Through many of its commercial programmes Local Partnerships sees daily how further enhancements ...
FINANCE
Going with the flow
By Tracie Langley | 17 January 2024
Tracie Langley looks at how a renewed focus on productivity and ‘flow’ methodologies can help mak...
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Care Provider Quality & Safety Pharmacist
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This is an exciting opportunity to use your medicines management expertise to improve medicines safety Apply for this job
Strategic Lead – Youth, Play and Participation
Band J SCP 48-51 (£60,194 - £63,832 per annum)
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