More than 50% of people in England are not registered with a National Health Service dentist, new figures have revealed. They show that only 44% of adults and 60% of children were signed on last year...
The regeneration of 39 of the most deprived areas of England is being hindered by poor financial reporting and strained relations with local authorities, the National Audit Office warned this week.
The head of the consortium that will manage the government's £125m fund to help charities be more effective in public service delivery hopes to use some of the money to test the viability of long-...
Chancellor Gordon Brown's review of the Private Finance Initiative should stipulate that the rules that are mandatory for NHS PFI disclosure should apply to the whole of the public sector, according...
The government's push to implement the controversial foundation hospitals plan was dealt an unexpected blow this week with the news that many of the leading trusts will not be given the status until...
The Department for Education and Skills has admitted that it plans to cut up to 800 jobs as part of an efficiency review that is likely to have repercussions across other Whitehall departments.
Accident and emergency departments and ambulance and mental health trusts could receive up to £500,000 a year if they meet government targets for providing faster emergency care, Health Secretary...
The Department of Health has allocated an extra £30m to boost information technology in general practice just three months after earmarking £20m for the same purpose.
Public service leaders are demanding a 'substantive' role in the Treasury's wide-ranging efficiency review amid mounting concerns that ministers will impose 'unrealistic' and 'unworkable' reforms on...
Normal political debate has pretty much been forgotten amid the tumult of the Hutton Inquiry report and the vote over university top-up tuition fees, but in recent days senior Labour figures have...
Big government spending departments are being urged to remove unnecessary bureaucracy and confusion between agencies to ensure that cash for the public services reaches the front line.
The health service's ambitious information technology programme took a step forward this week with the award of the final electronic care records contract and a new pricing agreement that could save...
The government is 'seriously considering' proposals to hand control of the business rates back to town halls, and privately recognises that firms are not contributing their fair share of funding to...
The rail industry review announced this week has been hailed as a much-needed dose of common sense by stakeholders and commentators, in spite of an absence of detail.
There was no conflict of interest in the award of a contract for the sale of £400m worth of surplus NHS property, the National Audit Office said this week.
The chief inspector of prisons has lent her support to the proposed restructuring of the prison and probation services, but warned that the independence of the inspectorate must not be compromised.
Any moves to amend the current selection process for government communications officers and other civil servants would be a step backwards, the FDA union warned this week.
Local government leaders are to urge ministers to review the entire regulatory framework for councils, while broadly endorsing the Audit Commission's planned reforms to the Comprehensive Performance...
A major increase in revenue and capital expenditure has been announced by acting Northern Ireland finance minister Ian Pearson, who has published his revised Budget.
Rabbi Julia Neuberger, the former chief executive of the King's Fund, has been created a dame commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's honours list.
Northern Irish consultants' acceptance of a new contract will boost doctors' morale and improve patient services, the British Medical Association said this week.
