by Sam | 16 Jul 2014 | Outsourcing, Third Sector
Third Sector reports that Nick Hurd, the former Minister for Civil Society, has urged the Prime Minister to do more to enable charities and social enterprises to win public service delivery contracts. Hurd resigned from his post on Monday evening after more than four...
by Sam | 16 Jul 2014 | Uncategorized
The Mirror reports that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce an extension of the existing special measures regime, currently in place to deal with failing hospitals, to also cover care homes after serious concerns over sub-optimal care and even neglect emerged...
by Sam | 15 Jul 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The big news coming out of today’s reshuffle was that Michael Gove – arguably the Cabinet’s biggest and controversial personality – was moved out of the position that he has made so firmly his own, Secretary of State for Education, to be replaced by the little known...
by Sam | 15 Jul 2014 | Uncategorized
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidelines on safe staffing levels for nurses. NICE said checks should be carried out if there are more than eight patients to one nurse on a ward in the day. The new guidelines identify a...
by Sam | 14 Jul 2014 | Health
The latest figures published by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) revealed that future generations will have to work longer to pay off Britain’s debt as a result of a rising ageing population. To reduce Britain’s debt by two thirds, the State Pension Age for...
