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4 Sep 14
The government still has a long way to go before it has proper control of the £40bn it spends annually on contracts with the private sector, the National Audit Office has said.
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1 Sep 14
Cardiff Council has been criticised by the Auditor General for Wales for not addressing weak performance in some key service areas due to what it called ‘fragmented leadership and management’.
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11 Aug 14
A programme to develop civil servants’ project management skills has been established by the Cabinet Office as part of government moves to improve the performance of major taxpayer-funded schemes.
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1 May 14
With huge changes to NHS structures and culture, it’s an exciting time to be working in health policy. Nigel Edwards, the new chief executive of the Nuffield Trust thinktank, talks to PF about...
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31 Mar 14
Management decisions based on hunches and intuition resemble 17th century medicine – witchcraft with added leeches. So, asks Alasdair Robertson, how do you assemble a business case that appeals to...
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25 Mar 14
The civil service must begin preparations for the post-election Spending Review in 2015 now to ensure planned public spending cuts can be delivered, the Institute for Government has said.
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15 Oct 13
Many councils are struggling to improve their child protection services and need better leadership to bring about sustained improvement in performance, Ofsted has warned today.
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10 May 13
Attempts to share or outsource public services often end in tears. So how can councils avoid negative headlines and ensure that their projects deliver the projected savings and objectives?
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7 May 13
Ministers have called on business leaders to serve as departmental non-executive directors and help make Whitehall more efficient. But more could be done to ensure that the right people are recruited...
4 Sep 14The government still has a long way to go before it has proper control of the £40bn it spends annually on contracts with the private sector, the National Audit Office has said.
1 Sep 14Cardiff Council has been criticised by the Auditor General for Wales for not addressing weak performance in some key service areas due to what it called ‘fragmented leadership and management’.
1 May 14With huge changes to NHS structures and culture, it’s an exciting time to be working in health policy. Nigel Edwards, the new chief executive of the Nuffield Trust thinktank, talks to PF about...
31 Mar 14Management decisions based on hunches and intuition resemble 17th century medicine – witchcraft with added leeches. So, asks Alasdair Robertson, how do you assemble a business case that appeals to...
25 Mar 14The civil service must begin preparations for the post-election Spending Review in 2015 now to ensure planned public spending cuts can be delivered, the Institute for Government has said.
10 May 13Attempts to share or outsource public services often end in tears. So how can councils avoid negative headlines and ensure that their projects deliver the projected savings and objectives?
7 May 13Ministers have called on business leaders to serve as departmental non-executive directors and help make Whitehall more efficient. But more could be done to ensure that the right people are recruited...
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