Senior NHS finance staff should be ‘visible to the front line’ after scandals such as Mid Staffordshire hospital, the Healthcare Financial Management Association has said.
Public and voluntary sector employers are more likely to use zero hours contracts than those in the private sector, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Local authority spending in England will have fallen back close to 2007/08 levels this year, according to figures from CIPFA and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The Ministry of Defence’s accounts have been qualified for the fourth successive year due to what auditor general Amyas Morse said was a failure to comply with International Financial Reporting...
Facebook, Twitter and other social media provide powerful communication tools – but they need to be used intelligently and with a clear corporate purpose
Although times are hard in the public sector, finance staff don’t have to abandon their career aspirations. There are still jobs out there and there is still room on the next rung of the ladder....
Public sector workers are losing pride in their work and trust in their leaders as the government’s austerity programme bites, according to research published by management consultancy Hay Group.
CIPFA’s new president, Jaki Salisbury, has built a ‘can-do’ reputation, and won the loyalty of her colleagues for her hands-on tackling of local government problems. The ‘treasurer who likes to say...
The National Audit Office has qualified the accounts of the Department for Communities and Local Government after finding the ministry breached two spending limits in 2012/13.
A review of financial management across Whitehall has been commissioned by the chancellor and chief secretary to the Treasury and will report to them by the end of this year.
Financial management in government must improve to ensure that public services are sustainable at a time of spending cuts, the National Audit Office said today.
A year on from the start of housing self-financing and most elements are working well. But the move to full depreciation accounting needs a bit more time
Public sector managers have to hold a lot of meetings but too few achieve their intended purpose – making good decisions based on the opinions of those present. Many lack structure and discipline and...
Plans to establish a municipal bonds agency for local government could provide cheaper borrowing for councils than the Public Works Loan Board, an international expert has told Public Finance.
