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SOCIAL CARE

LGA chief suggests one year Spending Review possible

By Martin Ford | 11 April 2019

The months ahead represent a crunch time for local government – but not just because of Brexit, a...

HUMAN RESOURCES

How tech could help fight social care fraud

By Julian Pilling | 09 April 2019

Councils need to administer a huge number of care contracts with a multiplicity of providers. Jul...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors' commitment after culture shift call

By Naomi Larsson | 09 April 2019

Children’s services directors have insisted they are ‘committed’ to protecting face-to-face work ...

FINANCE

Plea to fund social care through insurance

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2019

A minister has been asked to consider mandatory insurance to ease social care funding pressures i...

FINANCE

Troubled Families is not the Holy Grail

By Dan Corry | 02 April 2019

There are lessons to be learned from the Troubled Families experiment, as Dan Corry outlines

SOCIAL CARE

The art of excuse making

01 April 2019

If there’s one valuable life lesson health secretary Matt Hancock appears to have failed to learn...

WHITEHALL

Government misses fifth deadline for social care Green Paper

By Martin Ford | 01 April 2019

The publication of the Government’s long-awaited adult social care Green Paper has been delayed f...

HEALTH

Social workers have a key role in helping disabled people get more active

By Leanne Wightman | 25 March 2019

An evaluation of the Get Yourself Active programme, which sought to identify ways to boost partic...

HEALTH

Councils transfer services amid healthcare trust closure

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2019

A healthcare trust running care services across two counties has announced it is likely to close.

WHITEHALL

Government must redesign immigration policy to fill care vacancies - think-tanks

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2019

The Government should ‘go back to the drawing board’ to redesign a visa system that encourages ov...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the region’s economic future and driving long-term prosperity. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Director of Infrastructure

£133,234

Tees Valley Combined Authority is seeking an experienced, strategic individual to lead the Infrastructure Directorate. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Joint Health Commissioning Manager

£59008 - £62422

About UsOxfordshire Cou... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council