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27 Nov 15
Mindfulness is moving from the clinical sphere to the office, where it is said to improve both productivity and wellbeing
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24 Nov 15
Facts and figures from the December 2015 edition of Public Finance magazine, including pay growth, Bank of England forecasts, international health provision, student satisfaction, and refugee numbers.
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9 Nov 15
How well can you recall the year? From the Conservative general election victory to the closure of the Audit Commission, how many names and events can you remember from the past 12 months? Test your...
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19 Oct 15
Will the national living wage fix Northern Ireland’s low-pay economy - or make matters worse?
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19 Oct 15
Will the government’s plan for three million new apprenticeships by 2020 add up in the long run?
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24 Sep 15
The ongoing fiscal squeeze is encouraging public bodies of all shapes and sizes to reassess how they use, and might benefit from, the properties on their books
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25 Aug 15
The country needs thousands of new homes and providing them is a government policy priority. So why have the Conservatives announced measures that will lead to fewer homes being built by social...
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19 Aug 15
As austerity has pushed down on public services, a plethora of risks and uncertainties have popped up in response. A recent Public Finance roundtable debated the issues at stake
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19 Aug 15
Brush up your benchmarking techniques, says Jane Owen, in order to learn from the successes – and failures – of your own and other organisations
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21 Jul 15
A breakout session at the recent CIPFA Conference debated how public bodies can generate commercial revenue streams to prop up dwindling budgets
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13 Jul 15
Download the latest PF Perspectives edition focusing on strategies for local integration.
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13 Jul 15
Health payment systems are not fit for the purpose of providing integrated, patient-centred care. What should be done?
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13 Jul 15
Housing is just one area where third and public sector organisations can deliver joined-up services that reach out to local communities
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10 Jul 15
Devolution of powers and budgets from central government is an essential driver for integrating public services at the local level, writes Lord Kerslake
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10 Jul 15
The silos of Westminster and Whitehall are not impregnable. Hard-won lessons from the Total Place initiative point the way to improved public service alignment
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8 Jul 15
Views from the 2015 CIPFA CFO Summit which considered challenges for public services around the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review and the need for service transformation.
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16 Jun 15
There have always been fraudsters who targeted the public sector at every level. Today, digitisation of public services is increasing the opportunities for criminals. And counter fraud experts...
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26 May 15
Amy Armstrong describes how organisations can foster a culture of compassion to help managers support employees with dignity and care when they have to cope with bereavement, critical illness or...
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26 May 15
Technology is removing the barriers of location, expense and speed to collaboration. Imaginative ideas – think Airbnb and taxi apps – don’t have to be confined to the private sector
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22 May 15
Built upon equal sharing of profit and loss as well as other ethical principles, Islamic finance is prospering in the UK and could provide an alternative approach to managing public funds
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20 May 15
By 2030 most men and women can expect to live into their mid-80s. That will bring extras bills for health care, pensions and perks such as free bus passes. But isn’t it unfair for the burden to...
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5 May 15
Savings from IT are obvious when the criminal courts and CPS devour 15 times the height of Snowdon in paper every year. But legal processes must be updated too, or the result is ‘mess for less...
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1 May 15
The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
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30 Apr 15
Five years of radical changes in education policy have created thousands of academy and free schools. But have financial management and governance kept pace?
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10 Apr 15
Gangs have moved online and globalised to commit the biggest ever bank robbery. So how can the public sector defend its networks from the ‘spear phishers’ of 21st century Crime Inc?
27 Nov 15Mindfulness is moving from the clinical sphere to the office, where it is said to improve both productivity and wellbeing
24 Nov 15Facts and figures from the December 2015 edition of Public Finance magazine, including pay growth, Bank of England forecasts, international health provision, student satisfaction, and refugee numbers.
9 Nov 15How well can you recall the year? From the Conservative general election victory to the closure of the Audit Commission, how many names and events can you remember from the past 12 months? Test your...
19 Oct 15Will the national living wage fix Northern Ireland’s low-pay economy - or make matters worse?
19 Oct 15Will the government’s plan for three million new apprenticeships by 2020 add up in the long run?
24 Sep 15The ongoing fiscal squeeze is encouraging public bodies of all shapes and sizes to reassess how they use, and might benefit from, the properties on their books
25 Aug 15The country needs thousands of new homes and providing them is a government policy priority. So why have the Conservatives announced measures that will lead to fewer homes being built by social...
19 Aug 15As austerity has pushed down on public services, a plethora of risks and uncertainties have popped up in response. A recent Public Finance roundtable debated the issues at stake
19 Aug 15Brush up your benchmarking techniques, says Jane Owen, in order to learn from the successes – and failures – of your own and other organisations
21 Jul 15A breakout session at the recent CIPFA Conference debated how public bodies can generate commercial revenue streams to prop up dwindling budgets
13 Jul 15Download the latest PF Perspectives edition focusing on strategies for local integration.
13 Jul 15Health payment systems are not fit for the purpose of providing integrated, patient-centred care. What should be done?
13 Jul 15Housing is just one area where third and public sector organisations can deliver joined-up services that reach out to local communities
10 Jul 15Devolution of powers and budgets from central government is an essential driver for integrating public services at the local level, writes Lord Kerslake
10 Jul 15The silos of Westminster and Whitehall are not impregnable. Hard-won lessons from the Total Place initiative point the way to improved public service alignment
8 Jul 15Views from the 2015 CIPFA CFO Summit which considered challenges for public services around the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review and the need for service transformation.
16 Jun 15There have always been fraudsters who targeted the public sector at every level. Today, digitisation of public services is increasing the opportunities for criminals. And counter fraud experts...
26 May 15Amy Armstrong describes how organisations can foster a culture of compassion to help managers support employees with dignity and care when they have to cope with bereavement, critical illness or...
26 May 15Technology is removing the barriers of location, expense and speed to collaboration. Imaginative ideas – think Airbnb and taxi apps – don’t have to be confined to the private sector
22 May 15Built upon equal sharing of profit and loss as well as other ethical principles, Islamic finance is prospering in the UK and could provide an alternative approach to managing public funds
20 May 15By 2030 most men and women can expect to live into their mid-80s. That will bring extras bills for health care, pensions and perks such as free bus passes. But isn’t it unfair for the burden to...
5 May 15Savings from IT are obvious when the criminal courts and CPS devour 15 times the height of Snowdon in paper every year. But legal processes must be updated too, or the result is ‘mess for less...
1 May 15The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
30 Apr 15Five years of radical changes in education policy have created thousands of academy and free schools. But have financial management and governance kept pace?
10 Apr 15Gangs have moved online and globalised to commit the biggest ever bank robbery. So how can the public sector defend its networks from the ‘spear phishers’ of 21st century Crime Inc?
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