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Spring budget 2017: what will you get for social care, and what should you do with it?

Spring budget 2017: what will you get for social care, and…

The very welcome £2bn sticking plaster? The budget announcement of an additional £2bn for social care including £1bn in 2017/18…

by Jeremy Cooper - March 8, 2017
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Local Government Financing: Disappointment and Distrust

Local Government Financing: Disappointment and Distrust

Starting out in local government, it was explained to me that the finance system was like the Schleswig Holstein Question…

by Helen Bailey - February 27, 2017
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IMPOWER expands health team with senior appointments

IMPOWER expands health team with senior appointments

IMPOWER Consulting is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Atkinson, who joins IMPOWER from Capita’s health advisory and analytics…

by IMPOWER - January 27, 2017
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I am so over 2016. Bring on 2017.

I am so over 2016. Bring on 2017.

I had intended to write a ‘my top highlights of 2016’ blog but, I must admit, I am so over…

by Jenny McArdle - December 20, 2016
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Social care precept: The local implications of a national debate

Social care precept: The local implications of a national…

Yesterday it was reported that Theresa May is considering allowing councils to increase the social care precept to cover the…

by Jeremy Cooper - December 13, 2016
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The Casey Review: A big job for local government

The Casey Review: A big job for local government

The coverage of Louise Casey’s report “A review into Opportunity and Integration” predictably focused on the “integration oath” and the…

by Helen Bailey - December 6, 2016
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It’s complicated (part II): Why councils need to keep contributing to STPs

It’s complicated (part II): Why councils need to keep…

For local authorities, STP process has been frustrating. There has been the usual lack of engagement by some of the…

by Richard Hills - November 25, 2016
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It’s complicated (part I): Why health cannot afford to go it alone on STPs

It’s complicated (part I): Why health cannot afford to go…

It has been reported that a number of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) have been developed with little or no…

by Vanessa Reeve - November 25, 2016
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From Public Servant to Consultant (215 working days in)

From Public Servant to Consultant (215 working days in)

Almost a year ago I decided to make what, at the time felt like, a big leap from a career…

by Clare Harding - November 10, 2016
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Do alternative models work for child services?

Do alternative models work for child services?

This article was originally posted in The MJ. In recent months local government has been calling on Theresa May and…

by Olly Swann - November 9, 2016
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Do we need a ‘National Child Protection Service’?

Do we need a ‘National Child Protection…

Image credit: @aboutwithneilmp It was standing room only at a packed Localis fringe event to debate whether the UK needs…

by Jenna Collins - October 4, 2016
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The long term cost of supply side savings in adult social care

The long term cost of supply side savings in adult social…

September: Back to school, back from holidays and ready to take on the second half of the financial year. Reflecting…

by Ralph Cook - September 1, 2016
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