How will
Brexit change collaborative transformations and shared services?
Well we need to wait and see, once Article 50 is triggered and what the subsequent two years shapes. On the table for consideration may be issues like EU procurement rules, the TECKAL test, data protection rules, TUPE, post transfer changes of T&Cs and elements of the Equalities Act.
Well we need to wait and see, once Article 50 is triggered and what the subsequent two years shapes. On the table for consideration may be issues like EU procurement rules, the TECKAL test, data protection rules, TUPE, post transfer changes of T&Cs and elements of the Equalities Act.
We
will certainly bring Highway Code updates on the changes as they emerge.
However, for the moment it’s business as usual…
I
was talking at a Commissioning Conference at London Borough of Sutton last week
and two interesting items emerged. Firstly, this example of a collaborative online
signposting diagnostic…
Community Connect Self-Diagnostic
Community Connect offers a citizen centric self-diagnostic tool to
help them tap into local support in their communities. A useful digital
provision tool for health, councils and housing. Read more >>>
…and secondly, further evidence that sometimes low governance, common
sense collaborative working can have as significant an impact as some of the
high governance, high investment projects….
How red bags are bringing NHS and
care homes closer
Like many good ideas, the way the NHS and care sectors in the
London borough of Sutton are working together more closely is a relatively
simple concept. Read more >>>
Here
is more collaborative news, and your job opportunities, from the last seven
days…
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Devolution
Think Tank Warns Over Devolving UK Business Rates
The UK Government's proposal to allow local governments in England
to keep the revenue they raise from business rates "fails on its own
terms," according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy
Research (IPPR). Read more >>>
New chair of North East Combined Authority appointed
The councillor who led the establishment of the North East
Combined Authority (NECA) has stepped down after two years, allowing a new
chair to be appointed. Read more >>>
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Local
Government
Three South Devon councils work together on joint Local Plan
South Hams District Council has teamed up with two other Devon
councils to work on a joint Local Plan to ensure future developments meet the
needs of all residents. Read more >>>
Exiting shared service agreement between Richmond and Wandsworth 'could be harder than merging'
Exiting the planned fusion of Richmond and Wandsworth
Councils will be more difficult than the merger, it has been admitted. Read more >>>
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Blue Light Services
Blue Light Services
Police Scotland begins public consultation on priorities
A consultation on new strategic police priorities is seeking views
on localism, prevention, response, collaborative working, accountability and
adaptability. Read more >>>
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Health & Social Care
Health & Social Care
‘Why liberating providers to shape support can deliver personalisation’
At the end of March 2015 97,000 people in England were using a
direct payment for some or all of their support, figures from the Health and
Social Care Information Centre show. That’s 20% of those receiving long-term
support for more than a year. Read more >>>
More good CCGs will merge than bad ones
The message is going out from NHS England, unofficially but with
little disguise, that its moratorium on clinical commissioning group mergers is
being lifted. Read more >>>
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Education
Work in progress: How Jisc’s shared datacentre vision is shaking up the education sector
Computer Weekly gets a progress
report from the Jisc shared services datacentre team in Slough about how the
education sector is making use of the site. Read more >>>
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