Title

FINANCE

Cause and effect

By Stephen Weigel | 05 January 2015

Should more money be put directly into the ring-fenced NHS or is it wiser to protect local counci...

HEALTH

Meals and wheels services being cut, claims Labour

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 January 2015

The number of elderly people receiving meals on wheels from councils has halved in the last four ...

FINANCE

Why the public prefer to believe Pickles

By Craig Dearden-Phillips | 23 December 2014

Are the cuts unveiled in the finance settlement a death knell for local government or are council...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Leeds reveals new adult care director

By Heather Jameson | 22 December 2014

Leeds City Council has announced the appointment of its new director of adult social care, Cath R...

HEALTH

Bringing holistic care to the community

By Maureen McEleney | 15 December 2014

It’s time to take a more compassionate approach to the care of the elderly – seeing the person – ...

FINANCE

Wigan's bespoke support

By Stuart Cowley | 15 December 2014

Wigan is developing a new approach to delivering adult social care support that guides staff towa...

BUSINESS

Now is the winter of devolution discontent

By Cllr David Hodge | 08 December 2014

CCN chairman Cllr David Hodge laments last week's Autumn Statement, in which counties were left i...

WHITEHALL

CQC: Care services must be willing to embrace complaints

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2014

Social care services must be willing to embrace complaints in order to improve the quality of the...

HEALTH

Councils 'were close' to dumping the BCF

By Dan Peters | 02 December 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) considered walking away from the Better Care Fund (BCF) pr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...

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Chief Executive

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

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We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council