Here is a bumper
edition of the collaboration news and jobs from over the summer. Public sector
collaboration is not going away, with Theresa May a big advocate of joining up
services whilst in her role at the Home Office. The number of jobs in collaborative
working across combined authorities, public health, NHS, blue light, education
and housing is set to accelerate. So if you are entitled to apply for
practitioner or architect recognition, but haven’t got around to applying, this
could be a good time to take 10 minutes to apply. Contact Lucie
for more details.
Here are the news and jobs from the last couple of weeks…
Here are the news and jobs from the last couple of weeks…
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Local
Government
Report calls for merger of two Somerset councils
The leader of West Somerset
District Council has called for his council to merge with Taunton Deane Borough
Council to secure the financial future of the authorities. Read more >>>
Team of local growth ministers announced
Business and energy
secretary Greg Clark has named local growth ministers for all of England in
order to reflect the role of local places in the development of the
government’s industrial strategy. Read more >>>
Failure to share putting service reform at risk, warns paper
Local authorities have been
urged not to ‘reinvent the wheel’ when it comes to reforming public services,
in a new paper exploring how to integrate services and improve outcomes. Read more >>>
Scottish councils ‘urgently’ need to share services to improve roads
Councils should ‘collaborate
more’ in order to improve Scotland’s road network, auditors say. A report from
Audit Scotland today noted the proportion of Scottish roads classed as
being in acceptable condition has remained constant at around 63% over the four
years 2011/12 to 2014/15. Read more >>>
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Health & Social Care
Health & Social Care
Cyber Security in Health and Social Care – Join our Working Group
As the pace of change in
digital health increases, so too does the need for clear and effective cyber
security. Read more >>>
Inaugural Care and Support Awards
Nominations are now open
for the first-ever Care and Support Awards in Cornwall. Organised by the
Cornwall Adult Health and Social Care (CAHSC) Learning Partnership, the awards
will be presented at the Eden Project on the evening of October 28. Read more >>>
Manchester close to 'formal integration' of joint commissioning
Commissioning powers in
Manchester are to be shared between the city council and the city’s three CCGs
as part of a drive to better join-up health and social care. Read
more >>>
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Blue
Light Transformation
Government awards £23m to help transform policing
The Home Secretary
has awarded £23m to projects that will drive the transformation of policing in
England and Wales. The projects have been awarded funding through the Police
Transformation Fund, which is police-led through the Police Reform and
Transformation Board. Read more
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Fire service spend data published on common national procurement needs
Home Office publishes per
unit costs of purchases by 45 organisations across England in bid to encourage
collaborative buying; direct comparison of information said to be complicated
Joint Response Unit frees up vital resources
A partnership between the
Welsh Ambulance Service and Gwent Police is helping to save lives while freeing
up resources. Read more >>>
New police minister named
The Prime Minister has
begun replacing the entire ministerial team at the Home Office with the
appointment of a barrister as Minister of State for Police and Fire. Read more >>>
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