Health Minister Alan Milburn believes that restoring public confidence is the key to modernising the NHS and this involves empowerment of patients. He said: “It is the public’s health service. And it ...

Investigates the extent to which privatization of public sector services has meant empowerment for public sector managers and a ‘hands off’ approach by central government. Explores the situation of ...

Easing the stress of unemployment and helping people back to work is the aim of the Single Gateway to Work which integrates all elements of the benefit system. The gateway consists of a one stop shop ...

This case study published by the London Borough of Croydon sets out protocols that were developed to strengthen relationships between Community Networks and Local Strategic Partnerships. The protocols ...

There was a record rise in the number of people accessing library services via the Internet, according to new figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and the Museums and ...

This draft framework document from the Local Government Association and the Improvement and Development Agency responds to the proposed changes to the way in which localities are governed. It is ...

The voluntary sector is being urged to create a fund to encourage larger organisations to work in partnership with smaller ones on certain projects. The call comes in a new report , “1+1 = 3. Does ...

Public sector organisations are holding increasing amounts of sensitive data. At the same time, the sector is increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals. Chris Hardy looks at what can be done to ...

A toolkit has been developed to help care, health and housing agencies ensure that older people are involved more effectively in decisions about how services are delivered. The guide has been ...

The Government is considering bringing in legislation that would mean hospitals and local authority and privately run care and nursing homes having to comply with a statutory hygiene code. The Health ...

The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and the new Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) have issued the proposed Common Inspection Framework for inspecting post-16 non-higher education and ...

The Conservatives have joined the debate over the future role of the Civil Service. The party’s proposals to ensure probity in government come as the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Wicks ...