WHITEHALL

Use social investment to solve rising care crisis

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

A new report into social impact bonds has highlighted their growing popularity, as the charity Ag...

HEALTH

Government hopes Manchester will be 'first of many' after devolution deal

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2014

The Government has said it hopes Manchester will be the first of many cities to win greater devol...

HEALTH

Lamb roars against 'ridiculous' health and care divide

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2014

Lib Dem minister Norman Lamb has called for an end to the ‘ridiculous divide’ between health and ...

WHITEHALL

Morgan threatens more government intervention

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has insisted she will not ‘shy away’ from intervening in poorly ...

HEALTH

Pickles to councils: Hector us to give away powers

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Eric Pickles has urged local government to ‘hector us’ to give away more powers as he insisted th...

HEALTH

How to prepare for Care Act duties

By Simon Galczynski | 30 October 2014

Simon Galczynski urges social care managers to understand new legal duties under the Care Act and...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

LGA: Social workers should be respected like doctors

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2014

The Government needs to invest in social work career development so the profession achieves the s...

FINANCE

ADASS president: Care Act needs enough funding to achieve aspirations

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2014

The Care Act needs ‘sufficient funding’ to achieve its aspirations, the president of the Associat...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care heads warned to prepare for Care Act demands

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Social care managers should fully understand their new legal duties under the Care Act and prepar...

WHITEHALL

15-minute care visits labelled inappropriate

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Campaigners have welcomed new government guidelines, which state that 15-minute care visits are i...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods

£73,731

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

Ashfield District Council

Head of Strategic Housing

£38,447-£42,010 (18.5 hours)

Over recent years the council has undergone significant transformation to prepare it for the challenges ahead. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Executive Director, Strategy and Communications

£162,000

The GLA plays a role in many areas of London life. Apply for this job

Greater London Authority