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Northern transport plans set out
The government has set out new plans to revolutionise transport in the north of England...
The Northern Transport Strategy report includes details of a multi-billion pound railway scheme, as well as long term plans to improve road links. The Chancellor George Osborne hopes this will create a “northern powerhouse”.
The report...
Strengthening Europe’s digital economy
Gerard de Graaf, Director – ‘Digital Economy and Coordination’ Communications Networks of the European Commission explains the importance of closing the ICT skills gap…
Digital technology, automation, computing and the Internet have revolutionised our daily lives and transformed the way products and services are designed and offered. This 4th industrial revolution...
Council borrowing needs to be scrutinised
A report from the Accounts Commission has called for better scrutiny of council borrowing across Scotland...
The public spending watchdog has revealed Scotland's 33 councils have mounted a total of £12.1bn worth of debt from borrowing. An additional £2.7bn has also been borrowed from the Public Private Partnerships, which brings...
A “catalogue of faults” at London Bridge
The £500m redevelopment of London Bridge railway station has been delayed by a “catalogue of faults”, according to a leading transport union...
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has accused the contractors working on the redevelopment of London Bridge railway station of creating disruptions, which have led to overcrowding,...
Civil servants ‘gagged’ by new media rules
According to the FDA union, civil servants are being silenced by new rules that change how they interact with the media...
The change, which has been brought in by Cabinet Minister Francis Maude, has caused something of a furore with the FDA.
The union, which represents senior managers and professionals in...
A future flood resilient built environment
One in 6 homes are now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is calling for a new approach to dealing with the risks along with investment and the development of innovative technologies to improve flood resilience. Director of the Centre, Dr...
South Gloucestershire broadband extended
Fibre broadband coverage extends to 17,000 more homes and businesses across South Gloucestershire...
The Great Western Broadband (GWB) partnership between South Gloucestershire Council, Wiltshire Council, and BT has announced services will roll out to more homes and businesses throughout the region.
The first phase of the rollout is expected to complete...
Healthy workforce, happy customers, healthy bank
Employee health and well-being can make a significant difference to an organisations productivity and costs. Here Dr Jill Miller, Research Adviser at CIPD explains further…
Investing in employee well-being isn’t just nice to have – studies consistently show that having a well thought-out well-being strategy reaps dividends for both the...
Top graduates encouraged to move into social work
A new scheme aimed at enticing top graduates into social work has been launched in a bid to improve mental health services...
The £1.6m programme hopes to attract between 80 and 100 top graduates into mental health roles in an effort to improve services.
Mental health problems affect one in four...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the working population
Vern Putz Anderson from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details the risk factors, symptoms and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace…
Aches and pains are a part of life, but musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, such as back...
Lack of information facing Welsh patients
The Welsh Affairs Committee has warned that patients in Wales living near the English border face a “worrying lack of information” about the impact of policy on healthcare provision...
Confusion about the growing difference in policy since devolution is worrying, according to MPs. The Welsh Affairs Committee expressed concerns that...
New train designs released by ScotRail
Abellio, the new franchise owner of ScotRail, has unveiled the designs of 70 new trains being built for the service...
The 70 new ScotRail trains will operated across the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High Line, Scotland's busiest route, by 2017. The Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane line and south Glasgow suburban routes will also use...
Children’s social care is ‘inadequate’
Ofsted has reported children's social care services are inadequate in three-quarters of the local authorities inspected across England...
Across England a total of three-quarters of the local authorities inspected were found to be inadequate or required improvements.
Ofsted inspected more than 5,000 children's homes and other social care provisions run by 43 councils.
The watchdog...
Council told to ‘forget’ unitary proposal
Local Government Minister Kris Hopkins has told Cumbria County Council bosses to concentrate on sharing resources and to put aside plans to create a unitary authority...
Patricia Bell, the Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council, has been told in a letter to forget plans to create a unitary authority. The...
Care in the home
Dominic Carter, Policy Officer at United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) details how homecare can be more flexible and beneficial to the patient’s needs…
Homecare is a growing and varied service, focused on providing care and support in people’s own homes, ranging from shorter visits to remind an older person to take...
Leicestershire council £107m injection for jobs
Job creation and business boosting loans will benefit the Hinckley and Bosworth areas thanks to a £107m cash injection from the county council.
The authority has produced an enabling growth plan to show how it will support businesses and create jobs through targeted support, and although the investment comes at...
Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015: Are the Clients Ready?
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) received Parliamentary approval on 29th January 2015, and will come into force on 6th April 2015; the question must be asked of large and small construction client organisations and the persons such as facilities managers, are you ready?
On Friday, 9th January 2015, the...
Continuous Improvement: Is it really worth it?
It’s a constant message: improve efficiency and effectiveness. This directive continues to dominate the world of public services. But why does it appear to be a struggle?
When we are in contact with our public service customers they cite 3 key reasons why senior management have (yet) to embrace continuous...
Govt reach agreement to sell stake in Eurostar
The government has today announced an agreement has been reached for the sale of its entire interest in Eurostar International Limited (“Eurostar”)…
The Chancellor George Osborne, and the Chief Secretary, Danny Alexander announced the sale, which would be for £757.1m for the government’s 40 per cent stake.
A consortium comprising Caisse...
East Sussex rail passengers to have say
The government announced today that passengers in east Suffolk are to have more say on how local rail services are run…
Two lines between Ipswich and Felixstowe, and Ipswich and Lowestoft have been designated as community rail services, rail Minister Baroness Kramer announced today
This will enable train companies to work...
