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Collating data from all sources within the NHS has been the long-term goal, but balancing information governance with the demands of clinicians and frontline medical staff and patient privacy is not easy
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All the talk is of mutuals being the way forward for public services. Tory leader David Cameron is a champion of the idea, and there is interest from local government services - but how would they work?
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A survey of senior council managers has revealed that despite financial and social challenges, local authorities remain bullish about the future and are being creative with IT solutions as they strive to deliver 'more for less'
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Shadow chancellor George Osborne wants to embed 'behavioural economics' throughout government. This says that policy-makers should 'nudge' people to make particular choices
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Reach Higher is a new initiative aimed at representing more black and ethnic minority staff at senior management level in local government. Simon Ighofose, the first black voluntary director in Leicester city council, explains its mandate
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A public manager writes from the inside about how the Total Place initiative has failed to impress his chief executive
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Prospect union welcomes 'myth-busting' pension report from the National Audit Office, saying it shows true costs against an annual percentage of GDP
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Public health has improved but inequalities remain despite billions of pounds invested, a new Audit Commission report reveals
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This week the government's launched its property asset management with a vice admiral at the helm to steer it through the choppy waters currently lapping at Whitehall's shore
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Former senior civil servant Sir Richard Mottram has told the Commons public administration committee that Whitehall should be overhauled and made more business-like. He suggested that the present system, "a variation on anarchy", suits some politicians and officials.
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The Public Administration Committee report on the use of external talent in government says outside appointments need to be considered as part of a wider picture of constitutional change.
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Professor Colin Talbot has written an excellent defence of checklists on his Whitehall Watch blog.
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Integrating health, housing and social care services could potentially save substantial sums, according to a new report from charity Turning Point.
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Housing associations and social enterprises have come out strongly in a list of the best UK companies to work for, with Huntingdon-based Luminus group coming second overall.
