Blackpool Council issues £9m loan for local hospitals

Blackpool Council has agreed to grant a £9 million loan for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's front-line services, from its £100 million business loan fund......read more

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NEWS

DCMS announces chair of social Youth Social Action Review

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has appointed Steve Holliday as the chair of the Youth Full-Time Social Action review......read more

Unison calls on councils to improve monitoring of home care services

Unison Scotland has warned that direct contract monitoring of social service users is very limited and that few visits are made to check service users are receiving contracted levels of care......read more

Campaign outlines councils’ cuts to bus funding

According to data collated via freedom of information (FoI) request submitted by the Campaign for Better Transport, £30 million of bus funding has been cut in last year alone leading to the closure of hundreds of routes.....read more

Welsh government considers abolishing Right to Buy

Legislation has been proposed to abolish Right to Buy, the Preserved Right to Buy and the Right to Acquire for tenants of local authorities and registered social landlords after a period of at least one year following Royal Assent.....read more

FEATURES

A setting of culture and immeasurable growth

With Hull occupying the title of City of Culture for 2017, there is a great deal of interest surrounding the Yorkshire region.....read more

Exceptional times in public sector pensions?

Helen Forrest Hall outlines where the public sector currently lies in the pensions industry and what to expect in the next financial year.....read more

EVENTS

The Health & Safety Event 2017

21st-23rd March 2017, NEC, Birmingham
The Health & Safety Event provides the perfect networking and educational opportunity to anyone responsible for running a safe and efficient workplace, anywhere in the UK.....read more

Flood and Coast 2017

28th-30th March 2017, Telford International Centre, Shropshire
Environment Agency led, this conference and exhibition attracts the flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCRM) community, including local authorities, government, 150 senior Environment Agency personnel, civil engineers, infrastructure owners, emergency services, utilities, manufacturers and community groups. The UK’s largest FCRM event.....read more

Kirona

Discover how your organisation can optimise your end-to-end service operation, improve your SLA performance, empower your field based workforce with real-time insight improving customer satisfaction and increase workforce productivity with comprehensive resource optimisation and automated scheduling tools. Download now. Free whitepaper: Identifying effective mobile workforce management.

Videx

For over 30 years, Videx has been a key player in the UK access control market, manufacturing and supplying door entry equipment. Many Videx products are Secured by Design accredited which is the official UK Police flagship initiative for ‘designing out crime' with physical security. This provides architects, planners, specifiers and builders with reassurance that these products provide a realistic level of resistance to criminal attack.....read more

Leighton

Accredited as a Crown Services Supplier, Nepro provider and framework partner, Leighton develop solutions to enable better customer service to their customers, reduce costs, and gain process efficiencies. With 20 years of experience creating effective solutions we understand the common pitfalls associated with creating and delivering a digital strategy.....read more

Harlow Printing Limited

Is printing a time consuming and costly issue for you? If so, Harlow Printing Limited can help. We have been offering tailor-made print solutions to our customers for over 50 years, providing a personal touch when it comes to account management.....read more

Verizon

Verizon provide advanced cyber security services ranging from managed security platforms, penetration, testing ISO compliance and forensic services. All of our services are available via G-cloud with pan-government discount. We have extensive experience in deploying cloud, identity and collaboration for UK, USA and many other Governments.....read more

Liaison Technologies

The way government organisations utilise and manage data is undergoing a major transformation. Ranging from strategic advisory consulting to solutions built on our award-winning Data Platform as a Service, Liaison Technologies provides a variety of services through G-Cloud to help UK government organisations make the most out of their data.....read more

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