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HEALTH

Lack of joint working 'threatens patient care'

07 December 2011

Failure to improve joint working between the NHS and councils risks duplication, an Audit Commiss...

HEALTH

'Young' CQC is on track claim its supporters

By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2011

The Care Quality Commission has claimed it is 'on the right track and making rapid progress'.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Delight after about-turn over mobility payments

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 December 2011

Charities have welcomed ministers' U-turn over their plan to scrap mobility payments for disabled...

HEALTH

NHS reforms 'may hit commissioning'

07 December 2011

Findings from a UK Faculty of Public Health survey indicate that professionals fear health reform...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Vulnerable youngsters 'benefit' from volunteering

07 December 2011

Volunteering can help vulnerable youngsters develop a sense of civic duty and responsibility, acc...

Bournemouth names new chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 December 2011

Bournemouth Council's executive director for environment and economy, Tony Williams, looks set to...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Clegg: £1bn RGF boost split into at least two rounds

By Jonathan Werran | 06 December 2011

Nick Clegg today announced the additional £1bn allocated to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) will b...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

One million more British people donate to charity

06 December 2011

New figures reveal the number of people giving money to charity increased by more than one millio...

FINANCE

Report backs council bond issues

By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2011

Councils making forays into municipal bond market to drive economic growth backed by leading thin...

Olympics at 'real risk' of funding bailout, NAO warns

By Jonathan Werran | 06 December 2011

The Government faces the 'real risk' of bailing out the 2012 Olympic games with extra cash, spend...