There is no particular panic re Brexit and
public sector collaborative working activities for the moment. However, it does
no harm to keep an eye on some of the Highway Code issues in your folders. Here
is a useful perception on which relevant laws may, or may not, come under
review...
Brexit - A View from the Coalface
The
sky’s not fallen and in the short term Brexit makes no difference to UK
employment law. Our law may have been driven by EU Directives but these have
been implemented through legislation and regulations which remain in force
until repealed. In the medium term. Read more >>>
Here is the rest of the news and jobs from
the last seven days...
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Devolution
Technology and devolution: the mutual enablers
The benefits of investing in infrastructure are well established
and it is right that infrastructure is the driving force behind Government’s
plans to bridge the north south economic divide. Read more >>>
East Anglian councils agree to pursue regional devolution
Nineteen
councils across East Anglia are to proceed with plans for regional devolution
despite four Norfolk authorities rejecting the plans. Read more >>>
New Solent authority 'secures £900m' from government
Southampton,
Portsmouth and Isle of Wight councils have announced plans to create a combined
authority. A joint statement said a deal had been agreed with the government,
which had allocated £900m for the authority to spend over 30 years. Read more >>>
PAC raises doubts about devolution scrutiny
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have stated they have little
confidence in scrutiny arrangements being put in place around the government’s
flagship devolution deals, and called for these to be improved in order to
protect taxpayers’ interests. Read more >>>
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Local
Government
Data sharing programme uncovers £17m in fraud
A
data sharing exercise between councils and other public sector organisations in
Scotland has uncovered nearly £17m of fraud and errors. Read more >>>
London peer group launched to steer GDS implementation
LocalGov Digital has launched a London peer group to support
councils in implementing its Local Government Digital Service Standard. Read more >>>
Five risks to cost saving from sharing services
Shared services are a popular reform for public agencies under
financial pressure. The hope is to reduce overheads and increase efficiency by
consolidating support services like HR, finance and procurement across multiple
organisations. Read more >>>
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Health & Social Care
Health & Social Care
GMCA publishes new integrated care plans
Health and social care needs to be integrated in Manchester to
improve public services for the city, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
(GMCA) has said. Read more >>>
Launch of £200m ICO ‘will link up health and transform Salford care’
Salford’s health and social care system is set for a major
overhaul to join up services and make them easier for patients to use. Read more >>>
The Use of Data to Improve our Health & Social Care System
Data, evidence and information are the foundations for improving
the health and social care system. Without them, we wouldn’t know the mortality
rates for any given condition, we wouldn’t know how or where to invest
resources, and we wouldn’t know what treatment works and why. Read more >>>
New care roles are a distraction warn experts
New integrated care jobs are not necessarily the best way of
bringing services together, a leading think tank has warned. Read more >>>
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