Figures relating to council tax levels and collection rates, the House Price Index and NHS waiting times should be independently verified and branded as ‘National Statistics’, the UK...
The number of errors and patient safety incidents reported by NHS staff has risen by 50% in the past two years to almost 900,000, with deaths associated with the incidents increasing by 60%
Business leaders have increased pressure on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for a local income tax, claiming businesses would be deterred and the economy damaged
The Prince’s Trust has called for greater mental health support for young people after a poll showed that one in ten young adults said they felt life was meaningless
The Welsh Ambulance Service is introducing more overtime shifts and streamlined admissions to accident and emergency departments after its emergency call response times fell for the third month...
Taxpayers will have to find £81m to cover the ‘stupendous incompetence’ of the Department for Transport following its failure to implement plans for its shared service centre, a senior...
Paul Coen, the chief executive of the Local Government Association, has been sent on gardening leave after falling out with the organisation’s political leaders over its controversial...
There is anxiety amongst public sector commissioners about the ‘viability’ of contractors following the sharp downturn in the economy, the chief executive of the Audit Commission has...
The home secretary has dropped plans for directly elected policing representatives after conceding the idea did not carry sufficient support due to fears over the politicisation of policing
Scottish council leaders have warned that they face ‘tough’ spending decisions next year, despite a 5.1% funding increase announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
