Redefining care needs to save money is a worrying trend. This week our secret council officer shares their experience We all know that cash-strapped local authorities are making qualification for care funding ever more stringent, but what about one of their other duties: that of funding care and support...
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Local government could find efficiencies by buying construction, care and waste services together, but what about the rest of the public sector? Some weeks ago I argued that local authorities are their own worst enemies. Yet again they are being given a tough financial settlement, a further reduction...
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Britain's cities lag behind their European counterparts on all measures of wellbeing. What is behind our lack of action? Freiburg in southern Germany is a remarkable place. It has a population of 240,000 and keeps winning prizes and accolades for its high quality of life. This achievement manifests...
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Councillors have brought 65 NHS staff into the town hall to manage public health. We talk to the authority about its progress As councils prepare to take responsibility for the health and wellbeing of their communities for the first time since the 1970s, preventative health is emerging as the focal point...
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Fears are growing that hard-pressed councils are diverting personalisation funds to prop up statutory services Under personalisation and the NHS Personal Health Budget scheme, service users are allocated a budget to commission their own services rather than passively accept what a local authority provides...
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Councils are gearing up to take on public health, but what should they watch out for and how can services be maintained and protected? Parliamentarians may have put the NHS – a health system the Commonwealth Fund describes as the fairest and most efficient in the world – in grave danger, but local politicians...
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Change is afoot, but as GPs adjust to public health reforms at the same time as local government takes up the mantle, avoiding squabbles will be the key to success The passing of the Health and Social Care Act is the most important localist reform of this government. It brings with it great responsibilities;...
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Health secretary Andrew Lansley reveals first estimates for local government funding, but confusion over future responsibilities remains The Department of Health has announced the first estimates for public health funding under the new NHS structure, promising that at least £2.2bn will be paid directly...
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