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NCASC: Neighbourhood health put too much focus on 'metrics'
NCASC

NCASC: Neighbourhood health put too much focus on 'metrics'

By Ann McGauran | 12 November 2026

Neighbourhood Health has put too much focus on ‘metrics’ instead of making clear how councils and health would work together, the chief executive of NHS England has said.

SIGOMA

Local authorities: Cash and care must go hand-in-hand

By Chris Cooke | 12 November 2026

Chris Cooke says greater local freedom must be matched by a sustainable approach to funding essen...

NCASC

NCASC: Inaction on profiteering could risk early intervention cash

By Ann McGauran | 11 November 2026

The financial case for rebuilding early intervention could be undermined by lack of national acti...

NCASC

NCASC: State of adult social care 'disorientating'

By Ann McGauran | 11 November 2026

The leader of England’s adult social care chiefs has compared the current state of services as ‘d...

NCASC

Adult social care: Rolling up our sleeves on reform

By Phil Holmes | 11 November 2026

Writing in the week of this week's National Children and Adult Services Conference, Phil Holmes s...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

EXCLUSIVE: Too few adult social care directors for new unitaries, ADASS warns

By Neil Merrick | 11 November 2026

There may not be enough directors of adult social services to lead all the unitary councils being...

NCASC

Local government reorganisation is no silver bullet for councils or social care

By Nick Presmeg | 11 November 2026

As delegates head to the National Children and Adult Services conference, Nick Presmeg looks at h...

ADCS

Spinning a golden SEND thread

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2025

ADCS president Rachael Wardell talks to Ann McGauran about the need for government to listen to ...

ADCS

Where every person can belong

By Rachael Wardell | 10 December 2025

Rachael Wardell says ending the two-child benefit cap is a welcome step. Mental health must now b...

NCASC

NCASC: Children's minister pledges to 'reinvent' fostering

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

The children’s minister has pledged to expand and ‘reinvent’ fostering to reverse the ‘expensive...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted to drop headline 'one word' judgement for children's services inspections

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Ofsted has confirmed plans to change inspections of local authorities’ children’s services (ILACS...

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Corporate Director Community Development

£145,894 to £169,693 plus relocation support

If you are an accomplished senior leader with experience of delivering strategic change Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Head of Children’s Social Care

£139,874

As our Head of Children’s Social Care, you will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping a broad range Apply for this job

Durham County Council

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