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ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A national care promise needs a local delivery guarantee
By Paul Burstow | 27 October 2026
A National Care Service needs sustainable funding, clear accountability and local capacity to deliver meaningful care entitlements, writes Paul Burstow.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Put people, prevention and place at the centre
By Alison Barker | 27 October 2026
The message from senior officers’ group Solace is clear: adult social care reform, neighbourhood ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Local councils: Funding the transition to care reform
By Colin Ansell | 19 October 2026
Before a National Care Service is created, a bridge over troubled water is needed. One possible a...
FINANCE
Call for long-term EFS plan
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
By William Eichler | 14 October 2026
Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four yea...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Why complaints won't wait for reform
By Amerdeep Clarke | 07 October 2026
Amerdeep Clarke sets out four things councils can fix in adult social care today.
FINANCE
Medway talks with ministry over finances
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2026
Senior Medway Council officers are in ‘ongoing discussions’ with the Ministry of Housing, Communi...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Perspectives on safeguarding
By Melanie Williams | 24 September 2026
National safeguarding reform matters, but preventing harm requires tackling poverty, housing and ...
LGA
LGA: A busy summer sets the agenda for local government this autumn
By Cllr Eamonn O'Brien | 24 September 2026
Chair of the Local Government Association Cllr Eamonn O'Brien sets out his organisation's key ask...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Using data to plan the future of adult social care
By Pete Sidgwick | 17 September 2026
Hilary Hall and Pete Sidgwick look at how shared intelligence can help councils anticipate demand...
DEVOLUTION
Greater devolution will demand leadership, accountability and purposeful action
By Jon Rowney | 16 September 2026
Rewiring the State offers local government an opportunity to reshape power, services and outcomes...
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