Latest Local Government News
CQC reveals details of services ratings plan
Acute providers will be given Ofsted-style ratings by 2015
Senior NHS official 'sceptical' about CCGs relying on in-house commissioners
NHS England’s Bob Ricketts says the NHS groups must think about “transformation”
Corby auditors issue public interest report
KPMG report identifies numerous failings in management of regeneration projects
Fund to examine health and care integration
King’s Fund review will assess whether separate systems are sustainable
15-minute care visits still common, Unison claims
Research by the union shows 69% of English councils still commission the controversial short appointments
Public Health: Councils in Control
Localism rises to the health challenge
A few months into councils’ formal responsibility for public health, Kaye Wiggins reviews progress and pitfalls
We say...
Solving the country's house building crisis
The solution lies with local authorities, many of which are in a unique position to drive house building, writes Emma Maier
Latest Briefing
The role of social impact bonds
Social impact bonds are a new way of attracting investment to improve social outcomes, Action for Children’s Jacob Tas examines what this could mean for council children’s services
Laying foundations to tackle inequality
Action at a local level can make a real difference when tackling inequality, says Naomi Eisenstadt, chair of the Camden Equality Taskforce
Views from the panel
Be in no doubt - culture equals cash
Cultural re-invention is surely now the necessity to keep ourselves competitive on the global stage argues Manchester chief Sir Howard Bernstein
Next step for the transparency agenda
Freedom of Information expert Ben Worthy discusses the recent Shakespeare review of open data
Latest Opinion
Challenging the health service
Strategic commissioning is the real challenge for local government, argues Wirral chief Graham Burgess
Michael White: viva la women's revolution!
Are women in healthcare putting a strain on services, asks Guardian and Health Service Journal columnist Michael White
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