11 February 2019

Health and social care services in Edinburgh would be ‘jeopardised’ by proposed funding shortfalls, it has been claimed.

05 February 2019

The integration of health and social care needs to ‘happen faster,’ a report has concluded.

22 January 2019

Financially troubled Surrey CC has outlined plans to raise council tax by the maximum 2.99%.

17 January 2019

Value still exists in the retail sector, but councils need to understand where to look in order to secure a strong return.  By being savvy, they can mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity, according to James Duncan

12 December 2018

The transformation programme underpinning Surrey CC’s return to financial sustainability has ‘a medium to high risk of slippage,’ the troubled county’s auditors will warn councillors today.

11 December 2018

Some of the extra £55m Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) announced by the chancellor in the Budget may have to be handed back by councils.

06 December 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not reduce the size of the local government workforce, a top private sector figure has predicted.

06 December 2018

Transformational leadership was the key to Manchester’s response to the arena bombing, says the city council’s chief executive, Joanne Roney.

04 December 2018

A survey of local authority chief executives and directors by The MJ and BT found strong resistance to transformational change among their management teams. The issues were discussed at a round table with senior staff in the Midlands

04 December 2018

Local government may seem like a plane running on fumes, but #OurDay made clear that local public services are run with passion and determination, writes Dr Andrew Larner.

15 November 2018

There is still a ‘long way to go’ to achieve integrated health and social care in Scotland, an audit report has found.

14 November 2018

No matter how good the social care Green Paper proves to be, it won't solve all the sector's challenges - and solutions must be rooted in local communities, says chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, Paul Burstow.

13 November 2018

How can councils embrace emerging technologies to foster a new relationship with the people and communities they serve? Paul Deegan, local public services lead partner at PwC, explores the issue.

12 November 2018

Embattled Powys CC is still failing to improve performance standards, an annual audit report has found. 

05 November 2018

Efforts to integrate health and care services will be undermined if some staff are awarded a pay rise while others miss out, the Government has been warned.

01 November 2018

Transformational change is being delayed by staff resistance especially at middle management level, according to an exclusive survey of senior council directors and chief executives by The MJ and BT.

29 October 2018

The chancellor announces a new UK digital services tax aimed at giants such as Google and Amazon

10 October 2018

Greater Manchester’s mayor has heralded a series of health reforms that he claims will be ‘equally as bold as the creation of the NHS’.

26 September 2018

Christina Cornwell argues that budget allocations, delivery targets and outcome measures seldom reflect what is important to people. Prioritising system goals and productivity is what is needed

26 September 2018

Cllr Adrian Fluker sets out how Maldon DC embarked on council-wide transformation by adopting the Future Model – a complete reimagining, comprehensive restructure and fresh approach to a local authority’s operations