by Sam | 14 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing, Welfare
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the government’s ability to negotiate and manage outsourcing contracts. MPs said problems are particularly acute at the Department for Work and Pensions, which is on the “verge of meltdown” over the...
by Sam | 13 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Children and Families Act was given Royal Assent today and is set to transform the system for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). Public Service Info has prepared a briefing note which provides an overview of the Children and Families...
by Sam | 13 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that a study by University College London and the University of Oxford has claimed that home care visits are of ‘no proven benefit’ to elderly, after they found that pensioners who receive such visits do not live longer or have more independent...
by Sam | 11 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the NHS has lost nearly 4,000 senior nursing posts since 2010, including ward sisters, community matrons and specialist nurses. Labour accused the government of putting cost savings before patient safety. The Department of...
by Sam | 11 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Nick Clegg’s free school meals scheme “just wasn’t thought through properly”, said the vice-president of the National Association of Head Teachers. The NAHT’s Gail Larkin said the “policy was a nice soundbite and took us all by...
