NHS accident and emergency departments are 'the envy of the world', according to a Department of Health report, but need more doctors if care is to improve further.
The explicit efficiency targets for local government, set out in Sir Peter Gershon's review, are to be relaxed in favour of a more 'flexible' approach to meeting the overall £6.45bn figure, Public...
The First Division Association has warned the government that it must be able to justify the increased use of private consultants, after figures revealed spending of £1.75bn a year.
A Scottish health board is facing a funding crisis after the disclosure in a report by auditor general Bob Black that it is heading for a £100m deficit by 2007/08.
The Local Government Association is preparing to slash funding to its central bodies by 4.1% next year in advance of what is expected to be a tight finance settlement in November.
Doctors have urged the government to redouble its efforts to improve GP premises after the Department of Health admitted 700 practices failed to meet its standards.
Ministers are close to a final decision on a major cull of public sector inspectorates, but plans to merge up to 13 bodies into four is causing concern.
An independent investigation into alleged irregularities at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust has concluded that data on the number of cancelled operations were improperly altered and hospitality...
The Statistics Commission has questioned the value of NHS productivity figures published this week because they do not include 'crucial' changes in the quality of services.
A flagship foundation trust has lost its finance director and faces action from its regulator after it was revealed it could overspend by £4m this year.
A National Audit Office health expert has questioned whether the rapid fall in patient waiting times across NHS accident and emergency departments in England is sustainable.
'One is the loneliest number' goes the song behind Unison's latest TV recruitment campaign the message being that workers are stronger if they stand united than if they act alone.
Health and education are the big winners at the expense of local government in the Welsh Assembly government's draft budget, provoking warnings of council tax hikes next year.
Northern Ireland's councils have reacted angrily to proposals to cut their number from 26 to just seven, as news emerged of the initial proposals of the Review of Public Administration.
Public sector procurement is facing radical reform as regulators this week moved to break up anti-competitive markets and MPs demanded greater professionalism from civil servants responsible for...
Government plans to overhaul Britain's troubled pensions system extended deeper into the public sector this week, when ministers announced plans for a radical overhaul of the firefighters' retirement...
Reforming council tax and equalising the balance of funding would be priorities for a first-term Conservative administration, according to the shadow local government secretary Caroline Spelman.
Scotland's new finance minister, Tom McCabe, has dismissed comparisons with England on efficiency in government, saying the targets set are 'appropriate for Scotland' irrespective of the figures for...
