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SOCIAL CARE

Think tank proposes pension-style social care system

By Laura Sharman | 01 September 2020

A pension-style model is the most effective way of fixing the social care crisis, a new report fr...

FINANCE

Countywide unitaries 'could save £3bn'

By Martin Ford | 27 August 2020

Replacing two-tier counties with one unitary authority could deliver almost £3bn savings over fiv...

SOCIAL CARE

Extra £50m funding for Scottish social care

By Laura Sharman | 04 August 2020

Social care in Scotland will be given a £50m funding boost to help meet the cost of the coronavir...

WHITEHALL

Local government was poorly prepared for pandemic, report finds

By Michael Burton | 03 August 2020

A decade of spending cuts, staff shortages and poor contacts with Whitehall meant local governmen...

SOCIAL CARE

COVID-19: A perfect storm for technology innovation in social care?

By Steve Carefull | 30 July 2020

Carers must be enabled to remain in the profession for longer, say Graham Allen and Steve Careful...

SOCIAL CARE

Centralising care won't help anyone

By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2020

Without adult social care, councils would be self-sufficient on business rates, council tax, fees...

SOCIAL CARE

Keeping positive outside crisis time

By Dan Corry | 28 July 2020

The better nature of people has come to the fore during the recent pandemic, but how do we keep t...

SOCIAL CARE

Long-term care in the wake of COVID-19

By Baroness Sally Greengross | 21 July 2020

Baroness Sally Greengross says the care home sector should not have been ignored in planning for ...

WHITEHALL

New safeguarding system delayed

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2020

The full implementation of the replacement of the ‘overly bureaucratic and complicated’ deprivati...

FINANCE

Dilnot brands care system a 'stain on the nation'

By Michael Burton | 15 July 2020

The social care system is a ‘stain on the nation’ says the architect of the review that in 2011 b...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council