FINANCE

Troubled Families is not the Holy Grail

By Dan Corry | 02 April 2019

There are lessons to be learned from the Troubled Families experiment, as Dan Corry outlines

SOCIAL CARE

The art of excuse making

01 April 2019

If there’s one valuable life lesson health secretary Matt Hancock appears to have failed to learn...

WHITEHALL

Government misses fifth deadline for social care Green Paper

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2019

The publication of the Government’s long-awaited adult social care Green Paper has been delayed f...

HEALTH

Social workers have a key role in helping disabled people get more active

By Leanne Wightman | 25 March 2019

An evaluation of the Get Yourself Active programme, which sought to identify ways to boost partic...

HEALTH

Councils transfer services amid healthcare trust closure

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2019

A healthcare trust running care services across two counties has announced it is likely to close.

WHITEHALL

Government must redesign immigration policy to fill care vacancies - think-tanks

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2019

The Government should ‘go back to the drawing board’ to redesign a visa system that encourages ov...

FINANCE

Sector unites in call for Troubled Families funding

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2019

The local government sector has urged the Treasury to continue funding the Troubled Families prog...

SOCIAL CARE

Waiting for Godot and the Social Care Green Paper

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2019

Public finances are outperforming expectations, but the post-spring statement briefing from the I...

SOCIAL CARE

DToC figures due to social care on the rise

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2019

Winter pressures have been blamed for a rise in the number of delayed transfers of care (DToC) du...

SOCIAL CARE

Our invaluable work needs to be better understood by the Government

By Tony Kirkham | 13 March 2019

We need to call on those in power to better understand the invaluable work we do in local governm...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health

£144,162 - £154,535

Premium jobResponsibilities include providing strategic direction and excellent overall leadership and management of Adult Social Care services Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Officer

£180,000 to £200,062.00 (depending upon experience)

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced strategic leader. Apply for this job

West Midlands Fire Service

Team Manager - Colchester Neighbourhood Team

£52428.0000 - £64950.0000 per annum + Flexible Working, Hybrid Working

Interviews will be held in person at Rowan House, Colchester on 27th September and 1st October. With us you can achieve more - for yourself as we Apply for this job

Essex County Council