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More than £3bn a year needed to reverse public health cuts

By William Eichler | 24 October 2018

More than £3bn a year is needed to reverse the impact of Government cuts to public health service...

'Lessons have been learned' after child abuse case, council insists

By William Eichler | 22 October 2018

Kirklees MBC has insisted ‘lessons have been learned’ in the wake of what has been described as a...

Whitehall must develop 10-year social care plan - MPs

By William Eichler | 19 October 2018

The Government must detail a costed 10-year plan to help shore up the struggling social care syst...

Virgin Care awarded contract to deliver Lancashire health services

By William Eichler | 18 October 2018

Virgin Care has been identified as the preferred bidder for the delivery of 0-19 public health se...

Whitehall must spend £19bn annually to end austerity

By William Eichler | 16 October 2018

Theresa May’s promise to bring an ‘end to austerity’ is incompatible with the chancellor’s aim of...

Health and care inspection regime leaves 'room for improvement'

By William Eichler | 27 September 2018

The new health and care inspection regime is a ‘significant improvement’ on the previous system, ...

Northern Powerhouse experiences 'building boom'

By William Eichler | 26 September 2018

Northern cities are leading a British ‘building boom’, according to a new study on where and in w...

Councils should benefit from land value uplift - MPs

By William Eichler | 13 September 2018

Increases in land value that result from public policy decisions should be shared with councils i...

Councils should 'step back' from service provision - think-tank

By William Eichler | 13 September 2018

Local authorities should shift their focus away from direct service provision and focus more on e...

Councils 'struggling' to provide services for most deprived

By William Eichler | 12 September 2018

Local authorities serving the most deprived areas are struggling to provide services for their mo...