by Sam | 28 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has had a number of rows with NHS leaders amid accusations from senior NHS figures that he is an interfering ‘control freak’. Senior NHS figures have expressed concern that Hunt has torn up the Government’s pledges...
by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government has issued its response to the consultation on primary school assessment and accountability. The majority of respondents disagreed with the Department for Education’s (DfE) initial proposals to transform how primary school are held to account and how...
by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Whitehouse News
Chairman Chris Whitehouse considers the need to reduce the burden of tax, particularly on the low-paid, in his latest article for The Universe. To view Chris’s article, please click here.
by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Minister of State for Disabled People Mike Penning has confirmed that Atos Healthcare will be exiting its contract to provide Work Capability Assessments before it runs out in August 2015. The much-maligned Atos has faced a mountain of trouble in its delivery of the...
by Sam | 27 Mar 2014 | General Election 2015, Local Government, Outsourcing
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude MP, has given his backing to more public sector mutuals. Maude said that employee ownership is transforming the way public services are delivered and will prove to be the way of the future. The Minister confirmed that...
