by Sam | 20 Feb 2014 | Health, Public Sector
Dependent on your view, the delay in rolling out the NHS data-sharing scheme is either a body blow to medical treatment and patient care or the greatest thing for personal privacy since ID cards disappeared into the political void. The arguments for and against the...
by Sam | 4 Feb 2014 | Public Sector, Whitehouse News
The Whitehouse Consultancy has launched a new free-access online service providing a digest of public service information and news. The agency’s new Public Service Information website will provide daily news updates and analysis of developments in public policy, also...
by Sam | 20 Dec 2013 | Public Sector
The reality is that the Government has to outsource public services. It lacks the resources – both infrastructure and personnel – to do everything itself. It is also often cheaper to bring in outside support: the private sector has a long-established reputation for...
by Sam | 21 Oct 2013 | Public Sector
According to The Guardian this morning, David Cameron is under pressure from Conservative heavyweights to agree to a substantial increase in MPs’ salaries. The increase, which would raise MPs’ salaries from £66,396 a year to £74,000, has been recommended by the...
by Sam | 4 Sep 2013 | Health, Public Sector
A story has rather drifted under the radar this week, but could yet be a significant milestone in the Government’s reforms of the NHS. According to leaked board papers from the NHS Trust Development Authority, which were obtained and published by the Health Service...
