The number of NHS providers reporting a financial deficit fell by 20% in the first quarter of the current financial year, despite rising demand for services, according to NHS Improvement.
National NHS bodies have proposed creating a two-year payment tariff in the health service in a bid to increase certainty across the sector following the announcement of a financial reset.
The government must stop reaching for superficial solutions when explaining the failure of public services, according to an Institute for Government report released today.
Essex County Council chief executive Gavin Jones is to take over as interim chair of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace) until the organisation’s AGM in October.
Four in 10 council bosses want to increase commercial revenue but just 4% say they have significant commercial expertise, a poll by CIPFA and Civica has found.
The Brexit vote strains the social cohesion that has sustained our welfare model for decades. We need to re-think how we design and deliver services, and place is the key
Plymouth council and the local CCG have set up an integrated finance system for wellbeing, covering a large range of services. This was no mean feat given they cover different areas, have different...
The NHS needs to chart a tough course back to balance. But a new approach is needed, one that stresses support and not blame for failing to meet the impossible
Westminster City Council has claimed to have produced the earliest ever set of public sector accounts after getting its books for 2015/16 to external auditors on 9 April, only nine days after the...
More than half of council leaders and chief executives believe that some authorities will face a financial crisis inside the next 12 months, a poll has found.
MPs have launched an inquiry into the interventions at both Tower Hamlets and Rotherham councils to determine the effectiveness of Whitehall’s imposition of commissioners.
NHS providers in England ended 2015-16 with a £2.45bn deficit, the second successive year it has been plunged into the red, raising concerns that the Department of Health’s spending limit...
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of clinical commissioning groups finance leads think their local quality of patient care has deteriorated over the past year,...
Local authority treasurer societies can pack a punch, says Duncan Whitfield, Southwark Council’s finance director, given the resilience and resourcefulness of the profession
The EU has a great influence on who can work in the UK and how these staff are treated. Would the UK’s public sector be better or worse off without this source of labour and employment...
Older workers are still ambitious and eager to learn, but often end up on a slow path to retirement. Employers should tap into their long-developed skills and knowledge
A number of action points emerge from exploring the role of public sector non-executives. The challenge will be making them happen, observes Ann Reeder