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Relationship fears over Localism Bill

15 June 2011

A crossbench peer has warned that the Localism Bill will leave councils ‘holding all the cards’ w...

HEALTH

IT company shows Improvement to win a badge of honour

15 June 2011

Northgate Public Services has won the five-year contract to deliver the national Blue Badge Impro...

HEALTH

Harrow saves £2m with intensive approach to care

15 June 2011

A new adult social care model being rolled out by Harrow LBC is on track to save more than £2m ov...

HEALTH

Changes to Bill 'must not be a re-spray job' – BMA

15 June 2011

The Government’s promised changes to the Health and Social Care Bill must not be a ‘re-spray job’...

HEALTH

Guidance on closing care homes unveiled

15 June 2011

The University of Birmingham has published a good practice guide to help councils deal with care ...

Soap Box

15 June 2011

Ben Page considers how personal wellbeing in the UK has varied relatively little in the UK over t...

Tax fraud crackdown saves £11m

15 June 2011

A Whitehall initiative designed to combat tax credit fraud has delivered encouraging early return...

Experts warn over land sales

15 June 2011

Property experts have warned Whitehall departments not to risk a fire-sale approach to selling su...

FINANCE

Money Matters

15 June 2011

Freeing councils from Whitehall-imposed targets and top-down performance measurements as part of ...

Improving institutions 'more beneficial' than cuts

15 June 2011

Stamping out corruption and having more political competition would be more effective at cutting ...