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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

At the sharp end of Scottish scrutiny

By Ann McGauran | 29 July 2020

The chair of Scotland’s public spending watchdog for councils steps down this month. Graham Sharp...

Head of 'test and trace' raises concerns about lack of support for low paid

By Ann McGauran | 28 July 2020

Concerns over the lack of support for people who need to take time off work to self-isolate but a...

Call for clarity on social care testing and data

By Ann McGauran | 22 July 2020

Systems for accessing COVID-19 testing data for care homes and the provision of tests in other s...

NHS to fund six weeks of care to support people at home

By Ann McGauran | 22 July 2020

The NHS is to use part of its £3bn winter pressures cash to support people at home for a six-week...

Closing the gap

By Ann McGauran | 21 July 2020

Jenny Coles, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, gives Ann McGauran...

Leicester should be 'klaxon warning' to councils

By Ann McGauran | 21 July 2020

The example of Leicester should be a ‘klaxon warning’ to councils that government ‘will not hesit...

Blackburn with Darwen could lockdown as 'a very last resort'

By Ann McGauran | 21 July 2020

Blackburn with Darwen has replaced Leicester as England’s new coronavirus hotspot and could now f...

It takes two

By Ann McGauran | 20 July 2020

A £3bn winter funding boost for the NHS has highlighted a lack of focus on an adult social care s...

Decision to cut mourners led to 'horrendous' abuse of council workers

By Ann McGauran | 15 July 2020

A decision by Europe’s largest local authority to reduce the numbers of mourners at funerals duri...

Blackburn with Darwen announces new local measures to control virus

By Ann McGauran | 15 July 2020

Blackburn with Darwen Council has introduced five new local measures to control the spread of cor...