SOCIAL CARE

Judge's warnings over care proceedings

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Councils should ‘think long and hard’ before embarking on care proceedings against ‘otherwise uni...

WHITEHALL

Inspector arrives amid reorganisation pressure

By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2018

An independent inspector today began investigating Northamptonshire CC’s precarious finances amid...

HEALTH

Welsh councils welcome health and social care review

By William Eichler | 16 January 2018

Welsh local authority leaders have welcomed the publication of a report into the sustainability o...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Child referred to social care every 49 seconds, figures reveal

By Laura Sharman | 12 January 2018

Referrals to council children's services reached 646,120 last year, according to new figures from...

SOCIAL CARE

Scottish homecare services under threat

By Hiba Mahamadi | 11 January 2018

Almost 40% of care at home services in Scotland handed back their contracts to local authorities ...

HEALTH

Council leaders welcome decrease in delayed transfers

By William Eichler | 11 January 2018

Council leaders have welcomed a reduction in the number of days patients who are ready to be disc...

HEALTH

New name is a smokescreen for inaction

By Michael Burton | 10 January 2018

The new labels for the government departments responsible for local government and health and car...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care directors in honours list

By Michael Burton | 02 January 2018

Social services directors featured prominently in the New Year’s Honours List.

FINANCE

Government must heed children warnings in finance settlement

By Alison Michalska | 12 December 2017

Alison Michalska claims children’s services are becoming a blue light service as she warns the co...

HEALTH

Lord Kerslake resigns in protest at underfunded NHS and social care

By Victor Smart | 11 December 2017

Lord Kerslake has resigned as chair of one of the NHS' largest hospital trusts in a high-profile ...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council