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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The problem with polls
By Peter Stanyon | 09 March 2021
Peter Stanyon outlines the risks and pressures Super Thursday poses to a ‘creaking electoral syst...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Creating a coherent framework for the residual COVID challenges
By John O’Brien | 09 March 2021
Councils' voice in, for example, the discussion about the future organisation of public health ne...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Electoral workers should get the jab
By Ingrid Koehler | 09 March 2021
Vaccination would vastly increase the safety and confidence of poll workers and reduce the likeli...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Nine in 10 adults are positive about the jab
By Ann McGauran | 08 March 2021
Nearly all adults (91%) are positive about the COVID-19 vaccine, but younger and black groups are...
HEALTH
Decision to prioritise vaccine jabs by age 'deeply flawed'
By Ann McGauran | 02 March 2021
A top public health director has attacked the Government’s decision to prioritise vaccinations by...
MJ AWARDS
Caring for complex issues
By Ann McGauran | 02 March 2021
A Stockport MBC project working with adults with complex drug and alcohol issues won the council ...
HOUSING
Councils fear homelessness 'tidal wave'
By Martin Ford | 01 March 2021
Local authorities are braced for a surge in the number of homeless people as protections put in p...
PUBLIC HEALTH
It's time to focus virus 'contain' funding on families and streets
By Cllr John Fuller OBE | 01 March 2021
We need to recalibrate and resource the Contain Outbreak Management Fund activity on preparing fo...
FINANCE
Mayors call for self-isolation overhaul
By Martin Ford | 01 March 2021
Local government leaders have called for changes to self-isolation payments to increase complianc...
FINANCE
Public health commissioning move 'illogical'
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2021
A suggestion from the body representing NHS trusts that the commissioning of key public health se...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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