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ECONOMIC GROWTH

The right balance: self-serve and frontline

By Luke Allen | 22 December 2016

Self-service initiatives are increasingly the norm, but Luke Allen argues the lack of social inte...

WHITEHALL

May defends social care precept

By Laura Sharman | 21 December 2016

Theresa May has defended the decision to allow councils to increase council tax by 6% over the ne...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Department for Education 'must intervene earlier' in failing child protection

By Laura Sharman | 16 December 2016

The Government has been accused by MPs of being too slow to improve child protection services.

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Health initiatives 'sideswiping' integration efforts

By Sam Clayden | 15 December 2016

The long line of new NHS and government initiatives with ever-changing priorities keeps knocking ...

FINANCE

'Long-term national solution' still needed to solve social care crisis

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

The sector and experts have argued that the announcement that an extra £900m will be made availab...

FINANCE

Concerned watchdog in warning over council's savings plan

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

East Dunbartonshire Council needs to do a lot more to save the £28m it needs to over the next thr...

HEALTH

Creaking at the seams

By Ben Page | 13 December 2016

Health and care could give Theresa May as much of a headache as Brexit and the economy in the com...

HEALTH

'Whitehall's failure to end trusts' charity claims wastes cash and harms health'

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Ministers’ failure to end a long-running legal dispute between NHS trusts and councils is wasting...

HEALTH

Councils 'powerless' to stem hospital admissions

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Councils do not have the capacity to deal with NHS measures to reduce hospital admissions, the fo...

DIGITAL

Welcome to the new digital world

By Heather Jameson | 06 December 2016

Local government is grappling with an increasingly technological landscape. In a recent The MJ/BT...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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Assistant Director - People & Change

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council