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HEALTH
Shaping a new era for Wigan Council
By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 03 February 2023
The Wigan Deal is a movement for change that rewrote the rules, says the council's chief executiv...
FINANCE
'Progress falls short' at Nottingham
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2023
Nottingham City Council has been too slow in turning around its finances, according to the team c...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Let's make greater use of technology in social care
By Jon Rallings | 01 February 2023
In the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis, councils need to keep dedicated social care s...
HEALTH
Sector given role in NHS plan
By Paul Marinko | 31 January 2023
Local government will join an ‘expert group’ with the voluntary and community sector and care pro...
RECRUITMENT
Liverpool is now entering a new era
By Joanne Anderson | 30 January 2023
Mayor of Liverpool City Council Joanne Anderson reflects on her time in office and explains why s...
WHITEHALL
Sector calls for action over care home purchasing plan
By Paul Marinko | 30 January 2023
Local government has called for action so a £200m initiative to address hospital bed blocking avo...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Playing the postcode lottery
By Tim Pope | 17 January 2023
Tim Pope says the postcode lottery argument should be used locally to develop breakthrough innova...
TRANSFORMATION
Horizon scanners, shapeshifters and Richard Branson
By Blair McPherson | 05 January 2023
Blair McPherson looks at how councils can learn from entrepreneur Richard Branson and create the ...
PLANNING
Transformation stalled at unitary's planning service, peers find
By Martin Ford | 19 December 2022
‘Widespread dissatisfaction’ with enforcement has been uncovered by a peer review of a new unitar...
TRANSFORMATION
An award-winning chief
By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2022
The MJ Awards’ Chief Executive of the Year, Monica Fogarty, tells Heather Jameson she was thrille...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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