Claims by academics that the Barnett funding formula will lead to a squeeze on Scotland's budget have been rejected by a leading commentator on public finance.
Patients are willing to ignore the government's flagship choice initiative in favour of receiving better hospital care, according to a report published this week.
The UK is unusual in having virtually no legislative control over central government reorganisations. Proponents of this state of affairs point to its flexibility, but it can also lead to flawed...
The government's strategy for service provision should help drive innovation and improvement, but it also throws up challenges for public sector financial managers unused to dealing with market...
Unison has called on the government to develop guidelines on safe staffing levels in hospital wards after a survey revealed that nurses head the public sector league for sick days.
Sir Andrew Turnbull has warned senior civil servants to avoid implementing key IT projects at the same time, to improve the way that Whitehall handles major public service reforms.
Post-election, with a minister in the Cabinet and a vociferous council leader on their side, local authorities believe their time has finally come. But will new localism's dynamic duo succeed in...
All NHS bodies have been challenged to reassess their financial management arrangements after government auditors this week criticised slipping standards.
The NHS has improved markedly over the past few years, but more attention needs to be paid to public health problems such as obesity, sexually transmitted diseases and especially mental health,...
Cabinet Secretary Sir Andrew Turnbull this week outlined Whitehall's latest campaign to improve civil service performance, relaunching a national academy that will train mandarins in the art of...
The government is ploughing on with its city academy programme for inner-city schools, despite vociferous opposition and some embarrassing failures. Phil Revell finds out why
Lambeth council's 'zero tolerance' approach to non-payment of council tax goes hand in hand with its efforts to explain to residents how this will result in increased revenues and high-quality...
From victory to defeat in a few weeks. The London Borough of Ealing last month failed to convince the Court of Appeal that its 'weak' CPA rating was unlawful. But where does this result leave the...
Real food is back on the political menu, after TV chef Jamie Oliver shamed the government over junk meals in schools. But despite all the noise, is there enough will and cash to give every school...
Mental health provision will have to be drastically changed over the next 20 years to reflect the issue's growing importance, a think-tank has claimed.
Scotland's deputy finance minister, Tavish Scott, has defended the Executive's civil service relocation policy following a setback that forced it to drop plans to move a quango from Edinburgh.
Local authorities must substantially improve their financial management arrangements in the 'brave new world' of reformed public services, James Strachan told the CIPFA annual conference in...
Prime Minister Tony Blair this week confirmed Sir Gus O'Donnell as the new Cabinet secretary, ending speculation that the job would be offered to a surprise candidate.
