The transport provider FirstGroup has announced plans to consolidate its pension scheme assets within the Local Government Pension Scheme, in the first move of its kind by a private sector employer.
In this testing financial and political climate collaboration between public services has never been more necessary. We need to carry on making the case, says Henry Kippin
Cheshire East set up a bus company as cuts and outsourcing would not secure the future of services. The model meant it could take over immediately when a transport provider closed.
Plymouth Council and the local CCG have integrated their finances, despite covering different areas, not being able pool all their funds and having different accounting systems
The HSE’s award-winning business intelligence team freed up staff time by reorganising its information and providing it in the form of accessible, standardised reports
The NHS could save hundreds of millions of pounds by improving the level of care provided, reducing infection rates and optimising procurement, a study has found.
A lack of funding together with an unwillingness to change is holding back the adoption of technology in local government, according to a survey of council employees.
A programme to streamline the Bank of England is on course to be completed £25m under budget but shortcomings have arisen, the National Audit Office has found.
Sharing best practice on how to integrate health and social care successfully can be difficult. A CIPFA webinar aims to address this and put the spotlight on Plymouth’s pioneering work
Sevenoaks, overall winner at the Public Finance Innovation Awards, is the first district council to become financially self‑sufficient. How did it do this?
Ministers must be prepared to champion controversial proposals for hospital reorganisations in sustainability and transformation plans developed across England, the King’s Fund has said.
Artificial intelligence and automation in the public sector could render almost 250,000 administrative roles obsolete, the Reform think-tank has concluded.
Efforts to create sustainability and transformation plans across the NHS in England have been “beset by problems”, but the process still represents the best hope to improve health and...
Up to 861,000 public sector jobs could be automated by 2030, according to research, although the most senior positions are expected to be spared the cull.
Ongoing failures of leadership and governance must be urgently addressed if shared service centres are to deliver expected savings, the Public Accounts Committee said today.