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SOCIAL CARE

County wins legal battle over cost of local care

By Mark Conrad | 11 December 2017

Essex CC has successfully defeated a judicial review of the fees it pays to local care home opera...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Beecham launches scathing attack on Budget

By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2017

Former chair of the Local Government Association, Lord Beecham, has launched a scathing attack on...

HEALTH

LGA chief says BCF has 'come to end of its life'

By Sam Clayden | 01 December 2017

The Better Care Fund (BCF) in its current form has ‘come to the end of it’s life’, the chief exec...

HEALTH

Hopson: Ignore and challenge Westminster on health and care

By Sam Clayden | 01 December 2017

The NHS and local government should ‘ignore’ and ‘aggressively challenge’ unhelpful diktats from ...

WHITEHALL

Accuracy of DTOC figures questioned

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2017

Senior adult social care leaders have raised concerns with government over the accuracy of the da...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

National direction 'undermining partnership working'

By Dan Peters | 28 November 2017

Senior adult social care leaders have warned that ‘effective local partnership working is being u...

FINANCE

Jeremy Hunt urged to end 'snotty tones' amid NHS-led STP fears

By Sam Clayden | 28 November 2017

Six boroughs have blasted the health sector's 'crude understanding' of social care as they manoeu...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Devolution and housing key planks in speech

By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2017

Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget has seen the chancellor unveil a raft of new devolution deal...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

The care home industry is on its knees

By Pete Dowds | 20 November 2017

Pete Dowds calls for live in care to rise up the agenda.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Spike in adult safeguarding concerns

By Mark Conrad | 20 November 2017

Local authorities dealt with 1,000 adult abuse concerns per day during 2016/17, with one-third of...

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Director of Governance and Civic Services

c£130,000

As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Executive Director Corporate Resources, Section 151 Officer

up to £160,217

The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job

Cheshire West & Chester

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Not only will you fulfil the role of statutory Chief Financial Officer you will be part of a directorate team Apply for this job

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