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REORGANISATION
Lay of the land
By MJ reporters | 24 March 2025
The MJ team breaks down the current state of play after the passing of the deadline for areas to ...
WELFARE
Disability benefit changes: How to help residents
By Deven Ghelani | 24 March 2025
Deven Ghelani summarises the key changes to benefits emerging from the Government’s welfare overh...
SOCIAL CARE
Streeting pledges to spend more on social care through NHS
By Lee Peart | 24 March 2025
Social care will receive more funding through the NHS in this spring’s 10-Year Health Plan, the h...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum: Robots in two years
By Dan Peters | 20 March 2025
Robots with artificial intelligence (AI) will be here in two years, a tech guru has told The MJ’s...
SOCIAL CARE
Prevention services 'at risk'
By Lee Peart | 11 March 2025
Prevention services are ‘at risk’ because of rising social care spending, a local government lead...
REORGANISATION
Social care disaggregation cost could hit £500m a year, CCN claims
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2025
The annual recurring cost of splitting up and duplicating county council social care services int...
SCOTLAND
Health and social care facing £457m funding gap in Scotland
By Lee Peart | 06 March 2025
Health and social care finances in Scotland are facing a £457m funding gap in 2024-25, a report h...
LEADERSHIP
A life-changing move for the best
By Michael Burton | 04 March 2025
As retiring Essex CC chief executive Gavin Jones contemplates spending more time with his family ...
SOCIAL CARE
The clear path for care reform
By Cllr Mike Stonard | 03 March 2025
Genuine social care reform can be achieved now, by hearing the voices of those on the ground, say...
FINANCE
Whole government response required to secure councils' finances
By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2025
Making councils financially sustainable requires a whole government response led by the Ministry ...
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