What are you doing at 5pm on 21st July 2015?
If you are free, you and colleagues are invited to the London launch of the Postgraduate
Certificate in Collaborative Transformation by Gary Porter, the new Chairman of the Local
Government Association and Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive of CIPFA. The first
module is underpinned by our Shared
Service Practitioner three day programme.
The
nice thing is that Cllr Porter, Leader of South Holland District Council, was
one of the first students to graduate from the Postgraduate Certificate in
Shared Services (PCSS), the forerunner of the new Postgraduate Certificate in
Collaborative Transformation (PCCT).
Gary is also an SSA fellow for his contribution to building the body of knowledge on shared service and collaborative working in local government.
If you would like to join us, or find out more about the Postgraduate Certificate in Collaborative Transformation, please email wim.van-vuuren@canterbury.ac.uk. Wim is the Programme Director and will respond to your email.
Gary is also an SSA fellow for his contribution to building the body of knowledge on shared service and collaborative working in local government.
If you would like to join us, or find out more about the Postgraduate Certificate in Collaborative Transformation, please email wim.van-vuuren@canterbury.ac.uk. Wim is the Programme Director and will respond to your email.
There is no news
update over the next couple of weeks whilst I am on leave. Here is this week’s
news and comment…
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Improving
your collaborative leadership
The practice of system leadership | The King's Fund
System leaders often do not see themselves as
such, believing that any successes they achieve are due to working behind the
scenes rather than leading from the front. But given the unprecedented
challenges facing the NHS, the system needs leaders who can motivate staff and
managers to work differently, across service and organisational boundaries. Read
more >>>
How HR can develop 'systems leaders'
Public sector leaders have traditionally adopted a ‘heroic’
approach to leadership. Think of ‘super heads’ tasked with turning around a
failing school. Read more >>>
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Collaborative Health
Health secretary can overrule
devolved health and social care decisions
Decisions made by Greater Manchester under
their devolved health and social care powers could be overturned by the Health Secretary
if he disagrees with them, according to a government minister. Read
more >>>
Mental health workers protest at move to integrate clinic with jobcentre
Mental health workers and their clients
marched on a jobcentre in south-west London in protest at a scheme they say
frames unemployment as a psychological disorder. Read
more >>>
Report: £5.2bn needed to overhaul health and social care system
The Government has been urged to divert
£1.3bn a year into a transformation fund to help the shift towards a new
prevention-focused health and social care system. Read
more >>>
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Blue
Light Transformation
Collaboration takes next step to meet £56m funding shortfall
Two collaboration projects between three
forces are being progressed following a meeting of chief constables and police
and crime commissioners this week. Read
more >>>
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Local
Government
Councils face £3.3bn cut in funding
The Local Government Association warned that councils will have to
make "significant" savings on top of previous spending cuts. Read more >>>
Review into government shared services – 480 jobs safeguarded and better value for Victorians
The Andrews Labor Government will implement a new approach to the
establishment and management of shared business support services in the
Victorian Government, which includes the saving of 480 CenITex jobs. Read more >>>
Hertfordshire County Council launches library mobile app
Hertfordshire County Council has launched a smartphone application
for the county’s library services so that residents can keep up to date with
local services. Read more >>>
London Roadshow showcases Home Office Xtreme Agile Delivery
Public sector organisations are under pressure to accelerate
digital transformation, improve citizen experience and make services more
efficient, all within a climate of financial austerity. Read more >>>
Wandsworth and Richmond to merge staff
Wandsworth and Richmond Councils have unveiled a new single senior
management team - the first major step in plans for a shared workforce serving
both boroughs. Read more >>>
