Resisting a NCS power grab
ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Resisting a NCS power grab

By Aidan Rave | 09 October 2024

In the light of council leaders’ decision to withdraw their support for the Scottish Government’s National Care Service Bill, Aidan Rave says England needs to avoid a nationally designed approach

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

There is still time to act on healthy ageing

By Dr Richard Harling | 08 October 2024

Dr Richard Harling says services are facing unsustainable pressures as the population ages. But m...

SOCIAL CARE

Outsourcing social care provision has 'failed to deliver' expected benefits

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

English councils have increasingly outsourced social care provision but private firms have fallen...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...

SOCIAL CARE

Evolution, not revolution

By Lee Peart | 05 September 2024

Lee Peart considers the Fabian Society’s routemap to a National Care Service as a means of addres...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Inspections – the need for balance

By Nik Shah | 08 August 2024

Nik Shah assesses the implications of inspection routines on talent within local government.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Time for a new dawn

By Ewan King | 08 August 2024

A new vision is needed for social care, say Ewan King, Bill Love and Pip Cannons. They emphasise ...

KING'S SPEECH

The Government should see how far the Hillsborough Law can go

By Cllr Elizabeth Campbell | 23 July 2024

The leader of Kensington & Chelsea LBC reflects on what she says was missing from the King’s Spee...

SOCIAL CARE

Discharge rush heaps pressure on councils

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2024

A rush to discharge hospital patients is heaping more pressure on social care services, according...

GENERAL ELECTION

Managing the art of the possible

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024

Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...

HEALTH

Labour plan to reduce delayed discharges

By Paul Marinko | 20 June 2024

Labour is reportedly planning to buy thousands of beds in care homes in an effort to reduce the p...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Strategic Director Economy, Innovation and Growth

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council

Strategic Director Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

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