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HEALTH

Government needs a plan to tackle public service backlog, says IfG

By Heather Jameson | 02 November 2020

The Government needs a plan to address backlogs in public services caused by the coronavirus cris...

PUBLIC HEALTH

New enforcement powers expected next week

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham expects the political process to be wrapped up soon after P...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Call for 'beyond urgent' test and trace improvement

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) has said the national test and trace system ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Local efforts key to COVID fight - WHO envoy

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2020

Localised action holds the key to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, a WHO envoy has said.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils stare into a highly uncertain financial future

By David Phillips | 29 October 2020

Extra funding will help English councils this year, but big questions remain for 2021 and beyond,...

FINANCE

Peterborough reserves near exhaustion

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

The council has taken a financial hit of £38.9m due to the coronavirus crisis.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Reading refuses to send COVID-19 patients to care homes

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

Reading Council is to defy a Government order to provide care home places for Covid-19 positive p...

HEALTH

Youth and BAME jobs hit hardest by lockdown

By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2020

Young people, BAME workers and those on insecure contracts have lost out most as a result of the ...

COVID

What pandemic?

28 October 2020

Diary has noticed a new fad in local government – predicting the findings of the inevitable publi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Move to a true local state

By Rob Whiteman | 28 October 2020

We have now reached a turning point 'where devolution to a true local state would not only achiev...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council