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Don't smother public health duties with red tape

By Michael Burton | 31 January 2012

Michael Burton is concerned new guidelines for councils on their public health duties will become...

C'llr Achievement Awards 2012: SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED

31 January 2012

Civil Society Innovation Network: event 2

31 January 2012

"We will radically delayer and simplify the number of NHS bodies" (Health White Paper 2010)

31 January 2012

Mr Pickles must temper his haste

By Heather Jameson | 30 January 2012

Just weeks into his new job as communities secretary, Eric Pickles famously referred to himself a...

Is the private sector losing interest in outsourcing?

By Michael Burton | 30 January 2012

Michael Burton asks if the appetite for major council deals has waned during the spending squeeze.

Should we be cutting so many top staff?

By Blair McPherson | 30 January 2012

Cutting costly senior managers sounds like a sensible way to cut costs in local government – but ...

Who will care for Willy Wonka?

By Nathan Elvery | 30 January 2012

I wish I could have a warm, chocolaty feeling about councils like Willy Wonka says Nathan Elvery.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Age UK Care in Crisis 2012 report

By LGiU | 30 January 2012

Age UK Care in Crisis 2012 report leaves no-one in any doubt about the scale of the challenge fac...

HEALTH

The core business in which we are involved..

By Paul Corrigan | 30 January 2012

Paul Corrigan looks at what the introduction of the National Framework has meant for the NHS.