The NHS Confederation has called on foundation trusts to bring forward investment projects to help stimulate the economy after figures showed they had a combined surplus of almost £400m
Delivery of the new Employment and Support Allowance, which replaces Incapacity Benefit, will rely on manual processes and postal services for the first nine months because a new £295m computer...
Complaints about public services are frequently the result of a breakdown in trust between people and service providers, Scotland's public services watchdog has claimed
The UK's strict school testing regime has helped put British children at the bottom of international learning and wellbeing league tables. So ministers' U-turn on Sats is a welcome change of...
The government has favoured the Private Finance Initiative, partly to keep debt off the national accounts. But, Mark Hellowell argues, with the financial crisis hitting providers, the schemes will...
Financial pressures are a constant for local authorities, but a new and unexpected difficulty has stolen the headlines. In October, scores of councils came down with a nasty case of frostbite after...
Town halls should be at the forefront of tackling unemployment and focus on people out of work for long periods, experts said at a Local Government Information Unit conference on October 21
Economists have raised questions over the government's plan to bring borrowing back to 'sustainable' levels after a Keynesian boost in spending to lift the economy
The government has insisted the role of children's trusts will be clarified and strengthened after the Audit Commission said they had yet to show a positive impact and had led to confusion.
The Offenders' Learning and Skills Service came under fire this week by a group of senior MPs for its failure to deliver essential education and skills to prisoners and offenders.
The Highways Agency's case to use a public-private partnership contract for an improved motorway communications system was 'doubtful', the Commons Public Accounts Committee has said
Inadequate careers advice and entrenched social divisions are stopping bright children from poor backgrounds from going to university, an education charity said this week.
In renewed unrest over public sector pay, NHS unions have called for their three-year deal to be 'reopened', while teachers are waiting to find out whether they will join civil servants on strike.
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has promised a council tax freeze in Scotland for the second successive year despite local authority fears about new financial pressures
Partnerships have become an important way of improving the efficiency of the public sector. However, there are risks involved. These can often be overlooked but are easily overcome if you are aware...
The crisis in the financial sector is likely to restore confidence in a 'public service ethos' within Whitehall, a former head of policy at Number 10 has said
Home Office funding for locally led efforts to tackle violent crime is targeted at the consequences rather than the causes and should be changed to allow for strategic planning, MPs have said
The crisis in the markets has left a trail of financial giants in tatters. Public services, especially those with Icelandic investments, are feeling the strain. Paul Gosling reports on how the sector...
