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HEALTH
Money alone is not enough to solve bed blocking
By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2023
'Government attempts to resolve the thorny issue of bed blocking may have been born out of good i...
FINANCE
Questions raised over social care spending
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023
A report from the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acco...
HEALTH
Bed blocking down by just 3% a month on from £250m plan
By Paul Marinko | 22 February 2023
The Government’s £250m initiative to speed up hospital discharges reduced the number of bed block...
WHITEHALL
Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach to social care reform
By Becky Wilkinson | 15 February 2023
Becky Wilkinson examines what Wolverhampton City Council has learned from being a trailblazer cou...
WHITEHALL
Pride, innovation... and disappointment
By Karen Fuller | 15 February 2023
Karen Fuller sets out Oxfordshire CC’s experiences of preparing to pilot social care charging ref...
WHITEHALL
Lib Dems propose social care pay increase
By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2023
Almost a million frontline social care workers would receive significant pay rises under Lib Dem ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Let's make greater use of technology in social care
By Jon Rallings | 01 February 2023
In the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis, councils need to keep dedicated social care s...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
The case for a budget-setting collective
By Michael Hudson | 01 February 2023
Michael Hudson looks ahead at planning for 2024-25 budget-setting, and he says we need to do this...
DEVOLUTION
The next showrunners
By Jonathan Werran | 01 February 2023
Jonathan Werran says that, whatever and whoever is running the show after next year’s General Ele...
HEALTH
Sector given role in NHS plan
By Paul Marinko | 31 January 2023
Local government will join an ‘expert group’ with the voluntary and community sector and care pro...
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As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job
Executive Director Corporate Resources, Section 151 Officer
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The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job
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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
- Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation
- Worcestershire reorganisation row erupts
- Medway talks with ministry over finances
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
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