Most clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are set to make a manager their accountable officer, and are choosing primary care trust staff to fill key leadership roles in their organisation.
?Britain’s dilemma,’ as Lord Skidelsky writes regarding Localis’s newly launched report Credit Where Credit’s Due, ?is that its economy craves investment but its politics mandates fiscal retrenchment?.
Nine councils in West London, serving more than two million residents, have formed a joint procurement board with the aim of achieving 16m of savings by 2015.
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The first shared chief executive post covering three councils is set to be created in May after councillors backed the cost sharing move last week.
Infrastructure, and ways to fund it, have been subject to much debate of late ? particularly since the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement prioritised greater investment in this area.
The Government has made clear its commitment to driving 250 billion of infrastructure investment over the next few years. As we await George Osborne’s third Budget, the question on many people’s lips is how can we meet this ambitious goal whilst continuing to cut the budgetary deficit?
All but two councils have put plans to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on how they will bring superfast broadband to their areas.
Consortia of councils could gain powers over rail services, a government consultation has said.
Mutual trust between political leaders and equal attention to individual councils are said to be vital in making a success of shared chief executives.