SOCIAL CARE

New ADASS president calls for community focus

By Paul Marinko | 25 April 2024

The new president of the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADASS) has called for a com...

FINANCE

'No appetite' for Scottish equal pay unit

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit despite calls f...

HEALTH

Limited improvement on hospital delayed discharges despite £600m funding

By Paul Marinko | 18 April 2024

An improvement of just 12% in hospital delayed discharge figures was achieved in the last financi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Social work development programme 'pulled' by Department for Education

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2024

A Government decision to end a training and development programme for social work managers has be...

HEALTH

How to build a healthy economy

By Heather Jameson | 08 April 2024

Social care, often seen as a millstone for councils facing financial challenges, has been turned ...

HEALTH

Crises to continue as we lurch towards a General Election

By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2024

The MJ's 24-hour Future Forum summit cantered through a collection of catastrophes, says Heather...

SOCIAL CARE

Deployment of AI technologies must be guided by a robust framework

26 March 2024

The local government sector knows the best ways to serve local communities and is best placed to ...

FINANCE

Growing public awareness is an important step in galvanising action

By Claire Kober | 25 March 2024

With a General Election later this year, there’s a clear opportunity to build on the growing publ...

SOCIAL CARE

Care satisfaction hits all-time low

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2024

Public satisfaction with social care services has slumped to the lowest level ever recorded, acco...

HEALTH

PAC: Government has 'no roadmap' for fixing social care

By William Eichler | 20 March 2024

The Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing the failing social care system and ‘nothing meaningful...

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frederica-diamanta

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Chief Innovation and Commercial Officer

£113,434 - £127,225 per annum

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council