by Chris Rogers | 28 Jan 2014 | Outsourcing
It’s been reported that around 300 NHS Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) staff are facing redundancy in the first wave of management job cuts since last April’s reorganisation. NHS England has confirmed there would be a 3% reduction in staffing levels in...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Economy
Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed that the Government will be the first administration in modern times to cut the burden of bureaucracy on businesses. In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses, the Prime Minister said ministers are on track to save...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
City & Guilds, a skills charity, has conducted a six-month review of England’s education system, led by an independent advisory group made up of business leaders and chaired by Prof Sir Roy Anderson – a biologist. Their report resulted from a survey of...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Politics
A team of academics and researchers is being set up by the Welsh Government to give ministers new ideas on how to improve Wales’ public services. The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) is being launched at a cost of up to £450,000 over three years. It will...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Sir Michael Wilshaw said he was “displeased, shocked, angry and outraged” by what he claimed were attempts from the Government to brief against the school inspection body Ofsted. Sir Michael was angry that that two think tanks were preparing to back a...
