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HEALTH

Councils paying below minimum for home care services, report shows

By Jonathan Werran | 04 February 2014

The majority of English councils are short-changing providers of personal care, reports have sugg...

FINANCE

Older volunteers plug care gap

By MJ reporter | 29 January 2014

More than 5m volunteers aged over 60-years-old are helping to plug the gaps in social care servic...

FINANCE

PluggedIN - Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 29 January 2014

Localis chief executive on the need for the public sector to learn from Dodgeball and play as one...

FINANCE

Councils hit back at NHS director

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 January 2014

Council bosses have acted to dispel claims that health money is being used to prop up other servi...

FINANCE

Awards deadline looms for trailblazers

By MJ reporter | 23 January 2014

Is your service a trailblazer?

HEALTH

Integrated action prevents problems

By Penni Barker | 23 January 2014

Penni Barker explains why Tier 1 and 2 early intervention is crucial to avoid vulnerable young pe...

FINANCE

Labour leaders call for new deal for local government

By Michael Burton | 23 January 2014

Labour leaders have called for a new deal for English local government.

HEALTH

Stopping the secret subsidy - case studies

21 January 2014

HEALTH

Stopping the secret subsidy

21 January 2014

The new Care Bill will shine a light on the problems of residential care funding, writes Janet Mo...

HEALTH

Priorities must come first

By David Buck | 21 January 2014

Councils are in urgent need of practical guidance to shape their public health activities, writes...