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WHITEHALL
IFS warns of public pay risk to borrowing targets
By Chris Mahony | 30 October 2017
The political cost of the 1% public sector pay cap is amongst the many pressures threatening chan...
FINANCE
NHS and Government 'too focused on DTOCs and national targets'
By Sam Clayden | 26 October 2017
Council leaders have claimed NHS bosses and ministers focus too heavily on ‘unrealistic and unach...
FINANCE
Social care spending rises by £556m
By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017
Spending by councils on social care rose by £556m in 2016/17 to £17.5bn - the first time it has r...
BUSINESS
Hertfordshire agrees new contract with Serco
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 October 2017
Public services provider Serco has strengthened its partnership with Hertfordshire CC in a contra...
HEALTH
Surrendering control can drive success
By Mark Andrews | 24 October 2017
Mark Andrews argues councils should be less wedded to professional backgrounds in senior roles as...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Labour may drop policy on care
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017
Labour may ditch the name of its flagship National Care Service policy, the party’s shadow minist...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...
WHITEHALL
Adult care talks snubbed as tensions grow in sector
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017
A sector offer to help build cross-party consensus on the way forward for adult social care has b...
FINANCE
Even in difficult times, we need to encourage innovation in social care
By Ewan King | 16 October 2017
Despite the current financial pressures, Ewan King argues innovation is needed now more than ever.
HEALTH
Sutcliffe: CQC 'got some things wrong' in local systems reviews
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017
The chief inspector of social care has admitted mistakes were made in the Care Quality Commission...
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