There has been a gush of collaborative
transformation news following the CSR statement last week. A good place to
start is this short, reasoned overview from the Society of Local Authority
Chief Executives…
Reflections on the Chancellor's Spending Review and what it means for us
Up and down the country, top teams will be trying to assimilate
the impact of the Chancellor's Spending Review (CSR) which, combined with the
Autumn Statement this year, sets out Government's spending over this
parliament. Read more >>>
Comprehensive Spending Review reaction: Infrastructure and devolution
Chancellor George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review detailed
how the government would invest over £100 billion in infrastructure while the
Cardiff Capital Region and Glasgow and the Clyde Valley city deals have both
advanced. Reaction to the infrastructure and devolution announcements has been
collated here. Read more >>>
After George Osborne's autumn statement last week, now is the time to get on with the important projects that will transform Wales - Robert Lloyd-Griffiths
The discussion about George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week
goes on. One very positive announcement was his pledge to work further on a new
infrastructure fund for the Cardiff Capital Region (as part of Cardiff City
Deal.) Read more >>>
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Devolution
Devolution will bring thousands of jobs to Lincolnshire’
Tens of thousands of jobs will be created, 100,000 homes will be
built and the economy will grow by £8 billion if devolution proposals are
approved, it is claimed. Read more >>>
Spending Review: What does it mean for Greater Manchester?
The combined spending review and autumn statement devolves further
powers and responsibilities to Greater Manchester. Read more >>>
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Local Government
Local Government
Council pensions should fund infrastructure say MSPs
Councils in Scotland should take advantage of opportunities to
improve their infrastructure through City Deals, the Scottish government has
advised. It was one of the conclusions in a report issued today by the Scottish
parliament’s local government and regeneration committee. Read more >>>
Decision day looms on council cuts
Today is decision day on the future direction of Dorset County
Council's back office services, which are set for a shake-up in a bid to save
money. Read more >>>
London councils agree joint ICT service
Two more London councils have agreed to create a
joint ICT function in a move aimed at saving millions of pounds in
revenue costs. A meeting of the cabinet at London Borough of Brent last week
approved plans to create the joint function with its south London counterpart
Lewisham. Read more >>>
Trading Standards move back in house is not a sign of "failure", say council chiefs
A move to take Trading Standards back in-house has been defended
by council chiefs - who say the tactic is not an admission of
"failure". Read more >>>
Vanston to leave Kent for Cambridgeshire council pair
The manager of the Kent Resource Partnership, Paul Vanston, is to
leave the organisation in 2016 to become head of waste resources for a pair of
councils in Cambridgeshire. Read more >>>
Governments commit to Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal
Partners behind the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Deal
hope to have a deal agreed by early next year after both the UK and Scottish
governments showed their commitment to the £1 billion project. Read more >>>
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Health
Health
Dorset tenders for shared care record
Nine local authorities and NHS organisations are looking to create
a Dorset Care Record across the region, integrating health and social care.
Dorset Council is looking to create a shared health and care record for the
region and has launched a tender for a framework agreement worth up to £20m. Read more >>>
Viewpoint: Collaborative working at scale in primary care is the future for GPs and patients
The current primary care landscape points clearly towards the need
to embrace working at scale, says RCGP Supporting Federations programme lead
and Yorkshire GP Dr Mike Holmes. Read more >>>
Out-of-hours healthcare review proposes team approach | Holyrood Magazine
Healthcare hubs with teams of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and
other professionals can provide urgent care when normal GP surgeries are
closed, a review into out-of-hours care has proposed. Read more >>>
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Blue Light Transformation
Blue Light Transformation
I have slipped in this item from Tim Newburn, Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics as the stats may
be useful if you have to present on a blue light transformation…
What's happening to police numbers?
The terrorist attacks in Paris have focused attention on the
preparedness of British police and security services to deal with similar
threats. Read more >>>
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Outsourcing
Council leader defends approach to outsourcing as union warns 92% of jobs at risk of being farmed out
The leader of Barnet Council has defended the authority’s approach
to outsourcing, as a union raises fresh warnings over its risks. Barnet
Unison says 92 per cent of the current council workforce – the equivalent of
1,540 full time posts – face the likelihood of being outsourced. Read more >>>
Outsourcing increase likely as MoD heads for 30% civilian jobs cut
Strategic defence and security review highlights value of cyber
specialism, innovation and technology - but jobs and defence estate face major
reductions. Read more >>>
