Vulnerable older people will be able to access benefits and services through a single point of contact under a 'quiet revolution' unveiled by the government this week.
The NHS could save 450 lives and £140m a year under an initiative aimed at cutting hospital-acquired infections, according to the National Patient Safety Agency.
The civil service is 'dangerously short' of scientific and technical staff, and the cuts outlined in Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency review pose a grave risk to vital services, according to a...
An inquiry into a multibillion pound health service IT programme is a routine study and not prompted by particular concerns, the National Audit Office insisted this week.
Michael Howard's decision to take on the government over law and order earned him the approval of the Right-wing press and applause for daring to speak the unspeakable.
The poor quality of financial management across local government and police, fire and health services is a cause for concern, the Audit Commission's annual report reveals this week.
Pressure mounted on the government and NHS trusts this week as the British Medical Association claimed junior doctors were not alone in working longer hours than the limit set in the European Working...
Last week, Health Secretary John Reid outlined how he intends to save £500m on NHS bureaucracy by slashing the number of quangos. But the real work has only just begun.
Community health services might be cut back unless primary care trusts put proper systems in place to manage the new NHS funding system, a government watchdog has cautioned.
The NHS Confederation has called for the Private Finance Initiative to be simplified and made more flexible after the announcement of further multibillion pound developments under the scheme.
A ban on smoking in enclosed public places would yield billions of pounds worth of economic benefits, an analysis for chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has found.
The number of NHS foundation trusts could double before a year-long moratorium is called on the scheme's expansion, the Department of Health said this week.
Whitehall is to devolve decision-making to local authorities in nine pilot areas from next year in the first tangible example of the government's commitment to localism.
The government agreed in principle to end the two-tier workforce across all public services this week after senior Cabinet ministers and the business lobby dropped their opposition.
The basis for awarding foundation status to high-performing NHS trusts was thrown into disarray this week after four of the 20 foundation trusts were stripped of their three-star ratings.
England's largest housing association, Places for People, has been given a clean bill of health nine months after it was placed under supervision following a major governance row.
Shadow chancellor Oliver Letwin has dismissed as 'absurd' claims that measurements of Whitehall productivity can be changed to reflect accurately 'value added' improvements in services.
After weeks of departmental horse-trading and fevered speculation, Gordon Brown has unveiled his Spending Review and it contained plenty of eye-catching, some would say eye-watering, announcements.
The British Medical Association has dismissed suggestions that tackling public health problems such as obesity and smoking-related illnesses would lead to a nanny state.
