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Ann McGauran

Ann McGauran

Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

Articles by Ann McGauran

How to promote community participation

By Ann McGauran | 30 March 2021

Ann McGauran reports from a FutureGov workshop on the best way to empower communities to get invo...

New 'Singapore-style' Office will tackle leading health risks

By Ann McGauran | 29 March 2021

A new 'Singapore style' Office for Health Promotion will systematically tackle the ‘top preventab...

Councils face rise in demand for short-term care

By Ann McGauran | 26 March 2021

Councils have faced a 7% rise in demand for short-term support in the last four years and are dea...

Inequality matters

By Ann McGauran | 25 March 2021

A conference has delved into the most crucial issues facing local government public health leader...

Hancock launches 'dedicated, mission driven institution' to halt future pandemics

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2021

A new ‘dedicated, mission-driven’ institution to halt future pandemics will build on existing exp...

Whitty defends decision to centralise initial pandemic response

By Ann McGauran | 23 March 2021

A year on from the first lockdown England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has de...

Future Forum North: A clear vision is key to the future success of towns and cities

By Ann McGauran | 18 March 2021

A clear vision for local places will be key to the success of high streets and city centres as th...

Future Forum North: New Integrated Care Systems must 'put places first'

By Ann McGauran | 18 March 2021

Proposals for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) must ensure money flows are owned in local areas, a ...

A testing legacy?

By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021

The NHS Test and Trace programme is not only hugely expensive, it is also ineffective, says a com...

Fewer than half of local audits done by deadline, watchdog finds

By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021

Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...