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HEALTH

Health Bill could lead to more centralisation, claims commission

By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2021

The Health and Care Bill could lead to a more centralised system, a cross-party commission has cl...

HEALTH

Javid vows to reform social care 'quite soon'

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2021

New health secretary Sajid Javid has promised to bring forward plans for social care reform ‘quit...

HEALTH

Unlocking care in prisons

By Amanda Kelly | 07 July 2021

The needs of elderly men in the prison population need to be addressed urgently, says government ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Council to bring two services in-house

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

Stockton-on-Tees BC is expected to take control of two services for vulnerable adults in the boro...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

The top national job, that's more local than you think

By Heather Jameson | 23 June 2021

Heather Jameson asks: 'Who would want to be Prime Minister when it is the local government issues...

FINANCE

Experts urge action on care on eve of PM's crunch meeting

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2021

Social care leaders have written to the Prime Minister, chancellor and health secretary, demandin...

SOCIAL CARE

Two million requests for care rejected in two years

By Laura Sharman | 18 June 2021

Two million requests for care have been turned down by councils since Prime Minister Boris Johnso...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

COVID vaccines to be mandatory for care home staff

By Laura Sharman | 17 June 2021

The Government has confirmed everyone working in a Care Quality Commission-registered care home i...

FINANCE

Budgeting in volatile times

By Gary Fielding | 16 June 2021

As we transition to a post-COVID world, councils are going to have to ‘learn quickly in real time...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils are owed certainty on funding

By Meg Hillier | 16 June 2021

The Public Accounts Committee has published its fifth annual report. Chair Meg Hillier says there...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council