Northern Ireland's outpatient waiting lists fell by almost 50% and inpatient lists by 10% in a year, according to official statistics published for the 12 months ending in June.
Primary care trusts need to make more serious efforts to improve the quality and safety of patient treatment, according to a report from the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
Public servants could co-ordinate a fresh wave of strikes to coincide with the Queen's Speech, as opposition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's 2% pay cap intensified following heated exchanges at the...
The local government balance of funding issue is 'irrelevant' and it would be best if all the money were raised centrally and distributed to councils, Sir Peter Burt has told leading revenue...
Just over half of the buildings in Scotland's higher education sector are in poor condition and require expenditure of almost £700m to bring them up to standard, a public sector watchdog has found.
Funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme have 'dramatically reversed' their misfortunes of 2000/03 by turning an average annual loss of 9.1% into a return of 14.3% for 2004/07, a report by CIPFA...
The expansion of Wales' public sector is turning the principality into one of the dynamic 'knowledge economies' driving UK growth, a report by the Work Foundation has concluded.
Social landlords and private developers will need to meet tougher standards and cut costs to gain part of the £8bn available through the Housing Corporation's next national affordable housing...
There has been a lack of progress in helping people with mental health problems access benefits and find work, according to research published this week.
A rise in lone parent employment might have put the government on course to meet a crucial Public Service Agreement target, but 10% of the UK's population still lives in workless households.
Inept handling of the single payment scheme of grants left farmers in a financially precarious position, the Commons Public Accounts Committee has said.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Conservative MPs John Bercow and Patrick Mercer and Liberal Democrat MP Matthew Taylor to provide policy advice to the government.
The Scottish government wants to increase the pace of change in the public sector but there will be no reorganisation of local authorities, Finance Minister John Swinney said this week.
Public sector employees will need to accept changes in their jobs and responsibilities as part of plans to share services, Scottish finance and management officers have been told.
Modern and personalised social care services will not emerge unless councils offer innovative businesses a secure return on their investment, a report from the Commission for Social Care Inspection...
The gender pay gap for local government managers increased significantly last year, despite long-standing legislation designed to tackle the scourge of low wages for millions of women, figures have...
