News Summary of Collaboration and Shared Services from 4th May 2016

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Here are the collaborative transformation news & jobs from the last 7 days…

 

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Devolution

Devolution will decide the future of the civil service

Bernard Jenkin isn’t only the chair of a busy Commons committee, he is also a leading light of the out campaign to leave the EU – which isn’t going to pack up and go home, whatever the outcome on June 23. Read more >>>

 

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Local Government

Leeds and Bradford expected to join gigabit cities focus

Improved availability of wholesale pure fibre service for public and private sector intended to build on wider high speed internet focus across northern England. Read more >>>

Doubts cast over rural England elected mayor plans

Plans for new elected mayors announced in the Budget by the government should be abandoned, Conservatives have said. Local councillors and some MPs say mayors for three rural parts of England will add an expensive and unwanted extra tier of government. Read more >>>

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Health & Social Care

£29 million set up costs for new Salford integrated care

This week, Salford City Council gave the go-ahead for Salford Together, a new `integrated care organisation' run by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, which will amalgamate the health and social care work of the Council, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Trust. Read more >>>

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