MPs are to conduct a major inquiry into every aspect of the civil service amid fears that Sir Peter Gershon's reforms could decimate Whitehall expertise and leave departments at the mercy of...
NHS accident and emergency departments are 'the envy of the world', according to a Department of Health report, but need more doctors if care is to improve further.
The explicit efficiency targets for local government, set out in Sir Peter Gershon's review, are to be relaxed in favour of a more 'flexible' approach to meeting the overall £6.45bn figure, Public...
The Statistics Commission has questioned the value of NHS productivity figures published this week because they do not include 'crucial' changes in the quality of services.
A flagship foundation trust has lost its finance director and faces action from its regulator after it was revealed it could overspend by £4m this year.
Ministers are close to a final decision on a major cull of public sector inspectorates, but plans to merge up to 13 bodies into four is causing concern.
An independent investigation into alleged irregularities at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust has concluded that data on the number of cancelled operations were improperly altered and hospitality...
Tony Blair's vision of a radical reform of the welfare state during a third-term of Labour government, revealed this week, has been attacked by an influential think-tank.
Collective choice, co-payments and targeted procurement are likely to be at the heart of Labour's next manifesto, according to a former Cabinet minister close to Blairite thinking.
'One is the loneliest number' goes the song behind Unison's latest TV recruitment campaign the message being that workers are stronger if they stand united than if they act alone.
Northern Ireland's councils have reacted angrily to proposals to cut their number from 26 to just seven, as news emerged of the initial proposals of the Review of Public Administration.
A National Audit Office health expert has questioned whether the rapid fall in patient waiting times across NHS accident and emergency departments in England is sustainable.
Health and education are the big winners at the expense of local government in the Welsh Assembly government's draft budget, provoking warnings of council tax hikes next year.
GP practice-based commissioning must avoid the inequalities associated with earlier experiments in primary care purchasing, the British Medical Association warned this week.
Reforming council tax and equalising the balance of funding would be priorities for a first-term Conservative administration, according to the shadow local government secretary Caroline Spelman.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust pledged this week to achieve 'financial balance' by 2006, despite warnings from auditors that its £20m deficit could escalate to more than £40m.
The battleground for the next general election was established this week as choice and the personalisation of public services, as the Labour Party began to flesh out its policies to 'empower' the...
The government will come under renewed pressure to announce a wholesale review of council housing investment after a deal to look at alternative funding options was abandoned on the eve of the Labour...
