University lecturers have accused the government of trying to hit its higher education expansion target on the cheap after it announced an extra 10,000 foundation degree places.
Patients across England should be able to book hospital appointments electronically within two years, the Department of Health said this week as it awarded the first contract in its multi-billion...
The public's reluctance to approach pharmacists for medical advice could stymie government plans to give high-street chemists a greater role in patient care, the Consumers' Association said this week.
The capital's local authorities and post offices will grind to a halt as workers go on strike on October 16 to demand a £4,000 London weighting allowance.
Northern Ireland's water and sewerage services will not be privatised or converted into a 'not-for-dividend business', John Spellar, the province's acting regional development minister, has announced...
John Prescott's blueprint to improve councils' working practices has put a question mark over the value of the long-awaited Local Government Pay Commission report on the sector.
Britain's Olympic Games bid team could be on a collision course with the government and London's politicians over plans to tear down the main stadium immediately after the event.
Business rates income in Scotland is £500m more than estimated, providing the Scottish Executive with a 'windfall', members of a parliamentary committee have been told.
A Scottish Executive plan to scrap the publication of national school league tables has caused a furore, with parents complaining they will be deprived of information about the performance of...
Public service unions are to harden their opposition to foundation hospitals, after the government gave notice it would ignore a motion condemning the policy passed by a clear majority at the Labour...
A member of the original Royal Commission on long-term care has said that the drive to raise care standards for the elderly should take precedence over efforts to secure total state funding.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that public service investment is 'not disappearing down some black hole' was dealt an immediate blow this week with the publication of figures showing that extra...
Health service boards must begin to think strategically about the impact of soon-to-be-implemented changes, NHS England finance and investment director Richard Douglas told the annual CIPFA health...
Chester-le-Street District Council, currently under heavy scrutiny by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, has confirmed it is investigating a potential breach of government outsourcing...
Health Secretary John Reid announced £93m to fund three cardiac schemes this week in the latest tranche of the government's ten-year modernisation plan for heart services.
