Health and safety conditions in the UK's construction industry have improved slightly in recent years, but more should be done by the firms and government procurement agencies involved, auditors have...
The government last week launched a crackdown on so-called health tourism, unveiling plans to deny almost all NHS treatment to foreign visitors and failed asylum seekers.
Team spirit and cohesion were celebrated in this week's Public Finance Public Servants of the Year Awards even the individual winners drew attention to their importance. Editor Mike Thatcher...
Spiralling public sector inflation is a deeper and more complex problem for local government than the council tax issue, the leader of Kent County Council said this week.
Ministers are celebrating after successfully banning the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families with children beyond six-week emergency periods...
The rapid expansion in the NHS nursing workforce has been over-reliant on overseas recruitment and might not be sustainable in the long term, nursing leaders have warned.
Scottish ministers have promised swift action following the publication of two damning reports criticising serious social care, health and policing failures in the Borders region.
The CIPFA elections for 2004/05 have produced a more even gender balance to the institute's Council after the return of Jaki Salisbury and the election of Jane Cuthbertson.
The government-backed project set up to inject £125m of public money into the voluntary sector will fail unless public sector agencies get on board, the head of the consortium charged with managing...
The number of Northern Ireland's local authorities is set to be cut from 26 to a maximum of nine as a result of the first proposals emerging from the province's Review of Public Administration.
The growing number of NHS bodies failing to balance their books is undermining the financial stability of the health service in England, the National Audit Office said this week.
The post of water regulator in Scotland is to be scrapped and his responsibilities transferred to a board of non-executive experts, Environment Minister Ross Finnie has announced.
Health Secretary John Reid has challenged public bodies to play a bigger part in eradicating health inequalities across Britain, arguing that good practice is not solely the responsibility of the...
Scotland's Finance Minister Andy Kerr has given a stark warning that the forthcoming Spending Review will be much tougher than in recent years and that Scotland should be prepared for a less generous...
