SOCIAL CARE

All managers have to anticipate

By Blair McPherson | 16 August 2019

Managers need to be able to distinguish growing problems from everyday problems, says Blair Mcphe...

BUSINESS

Acquisition delivers revenue boost for Mears

By Martin Ford | 14 August 2019

Mears’ acquisition of a rival social housing business has helped drive up its revenues so far thi...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care feels the squeeze on staffing

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2019

The increasing shortage of adult care staff has been highlighted in two reports last week, with t...

HEALTH

Language change for DToC

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2019

The term ‘delayed transfers of care [DToC] beds’ should be scrapped to ‘support a greater focus o...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Report: 580,000 more social workers needed by 2035

By Martin Ford | 05 August 2019

More than 500,000 social care jobs in England will need to be filled by 2035, a new report has pr...

HEALTH

How 5G Will Make Cities Smarter

By Brian Jackson | 25 July 2019

Local authority funding has dropped by 21% in the last decade. Head of BT surveillance argues Bri...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services progress 'slow and uneven'

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Ofsted has described the progress of Reading BC to improve its children’s services as ‘slow, unev...

HEALTH

Impact of Integrated Care Fund 'remains unclear'

By Laura Sharman | 18 July 2019

The impact of the Integrated Care Fund in Wales remains ‘unclear’ despite a £385m Welsh Governmen...

SOCIAL CARE

Prospective Barchester buyer withdraws

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2019

A mooted sale of a major UK care home provider has been called off.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

ADCS conference: More councils improve Ofsted ratings after regime change

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2019

A greater number of councils are receiving better Ofsted ratings for their children’s services af...

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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

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

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

Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

Up to £131,210

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich