A proposed new contract between the NHS and high-street pharmacists would save money, increase access to care, improve the management of long-term illnesses and take pressure off other health...
Prime Minister Tony Blair's harmonious relations with Britain's unions disintegrated within hours of his speech to the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, when the leaders of 11 public sector unions...
Public service reform is being undermined by a civil service inherently resistant to change and lacking in specialised skills, according to the Demos think-tank.
Students will not apply for university places until they know their A-level results under proposed radical changes to higher education access backed by the government.
London council leaders are calling for a more regional analysis of patterns of poverty to ensure that the government resources intended to tackle its accompanying problems are properly targeted.
Nick Raynsford has warned councils that the government is expecting even lower council tax rises next year and will not hesitate to cap those that refuse to comply.
Public service managers were this week challenged to put children's needs at the centre of their planning as the government published its blueprint for child-centred health and social care.
The governing councils of three of the six main accountancy institutes have agreed 'in principle' to a merger that could create a new body of more than 200,000 members.
The NHS and crime are key areas of concern for older voters, says a report, which warns politicians that they ignore the worries of the over-45s at their peril.
Governors of public bodies should take a leading role in scrutinising corporate governance arrangements to ensure they are of the highest standard, independent experts have said.
Councils have made widespread use of measures introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions to simplify housing benefit and improve anti-fraud measures.
The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK because it has not been given sufficient access to conduct nuclear inspections at Sellafield.
Scotland's worst secondary schools are to be boosted by funding from both the public and private sectors, First Minister Jack McConnell announced this week.
Civil service unions will launch an impassioned defence of their under-threat workforce next week, boosted by criticism of the government reforms from the leader of the Trades Union Congress.
Local authorities believe Best Value is achieving significant improvements to services but there is still widespread dissatisfaction with the accompanying inspection regime, according to new research.
Chancellor Gordon Brown could be on a collision course with his own civil servants over possible modifications to performance-related pay deals, described by unions this week as 'radical and crude'.
Audit Commission chief executive Steve Bundred believes CIPFA's proposed merger would help restore public confidence in the profession following a series of scandals.
Local authorities must pay higher fees to care homes if they want to staunch the loss of beds, researchers have warned, after almost 10,000 disappeared in 2003/04.
The government must develop a national family strategy to prevent pregnant workers from getting a raw deal, the Equal Opportunities Commission said this week.
Arm's-length management organisations could be given control of local authority homes in a move that could lead to full privatisation of council housing stock.
