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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

Occupancy rates unsustainable in 26 Bradford care homes, says care chief

By Ann McGauran | 16 September 2020

Occupancy rates are unsustainable in 26 care homes in Bradford, with people  ‘genuinely worried’ ...

Time 'lost' when centre and local at odds over COVID

By Ann McGauran | 15 September 2020

Effective global responses to COVID-19 depend on local leadership as the 'critical convenor' and ...

Redundancy notifications at more than double levels of last recession

By Ann McGauran | 15 September 2020

Redundancy notifications are running at more than double the levels seen in the 2008/09 recession...

New gatherings limit welcomed by director

By Ann McGauran | 09 September 2020

The Government’s decision to tighten English laws to ban nearly all gatherings of more than six p...

DCN: Bigger local government is 'not better or cheaper'

By Ann McGauran | 01 September 2020

Proposals for county unitary councils would be 122 times larger than the average council in Germa...

Regulators refusing to make care home deaths public

By Ann McGauran | 28 August 2020

Regulators are keeping the COVID-19 death tolls at individual care homes secret in part to protec...

Hancock under pressure on anti-obesity plans following PHE closure

By Ann McGauran | 24 August 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock is under growing pressure today to say who will take responsibility...

Minister responds to Blackburn MP's call for extra lockdown funding

By Ann McGauran | 21 August 2020

Local government minister Simon Clarke has responded to an MP’s letter calling for additional fun...

MPs call for 'urgent and targeted' support to avoid 'blunt' lockdown

By Ann McGauran | 19 August 2020

Three MPs have written to health secretary Matt Hancock calling for ‘urgent and targeted support’...

Ofsted to visit councils and children's social care providers

By Ann McGauran | 17 August 2020

Ofsted will resume its visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from Sept...