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SOCIAL CARE

Get local government into the room – before decisions are made

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2020

Local government is far from perfect, says Heather Jameson. 'And that is before you consider the ...

FINANCE

Call for multi-year funding

By Martin Ford | 29 September 2020

Ministers have been urged to commit to multi-year settlements for local government by the Charter...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Streamline PPE funding for the sake of social care

By Hugh Fenn | 22 September 2020

COVID-19 will continue to severely stretch the financial resilience of providers like Leonard Che...

SOCIAL CARE

Starmer vows to tackle the 'decade of drift' on sorting social care

By Heather Jameson | 22 September 2020

Government failure to protect care homes during the pandemic is a ‘national scandal’, Labour lead...

SOCIAL CARE

Government prepares care homes for coronavirus surge

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2020

Councils will be asked to ‘take strong action’ against care homes that ignore new restrictions on...

FINANCE

Before reorganisation we need a clear view of the sector's core purpose

By Abdool Kara | 16 September 2020

How local government 'can sensibly be reorganised without a clear view of its core purpose (will ...

SOCIAL CARE

Forget the charm, local government needs certainty

By Heather Jameson | 16 September 2020

Heather Jameson asks if Boris Johnson’s surprise appearance on a local government call this week ...

SOCIAL CARE

Ombudsman calls for 'level playing field'

By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020

‘Weak’ social care providers are avoiding public accountability, the local government ombudsman h...

SOCIAL CARE

Pay boost for care workers following tribunal

By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020

A group of homecare workers have been awarded £100,000 in backdated pay in a tribunal ruling that...

SOCIAL CARE

A perfect storm for care homes

By Iain MacBeath | 14 September 2020

Councils must now strategically invest in services to help people stay in their own homes and neg...

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Joint Health Commissioning Manager

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Oxfordshire County Council

Chief Operating Officer – South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

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Carmarthenshire County Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

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Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

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