The new issue of Public Sector Focus is out now ⬇️ Catch up on public sector innovation, initiatives & inspiration Is the #NHS broken?..if so, how do we fix it with The King's Fund NHS Providers Age UK Keep Our NHS Public National Audit Office & much more Read it all here - flk.bz/KOXN

Catch up with the new issue of PublicSectorFocus⬇️ Age UK ask for govt to think again on means-testing #WinterFuelAllowance Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK on why those who depend on the benefit most to stay warm & well risk missing out. flickread.com/edition/html/i…

Read the new issue of Public Sector Focus ⬇️ ChargeUK voice of UK's #EV charging industry answer false narratives around EV charging with new #Whitepeper'Powering Ahead to 2030'. CEO Vicky Read talks through the reasons for this&findings of new research flickread.com/edition/html/i…

⬇️The new issue of Public Sector Focus is out now! It's our #EV Infrastructure Special - ChargeUK discuss their new research & Oli Freeling-Wilkinson CEO of Urban Fox Networks on why local authorities must prioritise near-home EV charging infrastructure ➡️flickread.com/edition/html/i…

Our Co-chair Tony O’Sullivan writes for Public Sector Focus about what is needed from the new govt. "This new govt should act on calls from the BMA & RCN to declare an immediate national NHS emergency." Read the full piece here: flickread.com/edition/html/i…

Rational policy-maker’s guide to the NHS 99-percent.org/wp-content/upl… Restore the People’s NHS keepournhspublic.com/peoplesnhs/ End Social Care Disgrace endsocialcaredisgrace.org/wp-content/ Public Sector Focus

Labour’s plans for the NHS ‘Mind the gap’ between promises and emergency need for delivery - what is needed from the new govt My piece in Public Sector Focus "This new govt should act on calls from the BMA & RCN to declare an immediate national NHS emergency." Online:

The National Data Guardian & NHS England have announced a significant update to how health & social care organisations measure and self-report their data security capabilities, part of the DHSC’s cyber security strategy for health&social care: 2023 to 2030 transform.england.nhs.uk/information-go…

Writing in Public Sector Focus, Matthew Rees has set out six recommendations to procure common goods and services more efficiently. Following these recommendations could lead to half a billion pounds in savings for government. Read it here ⤵️ Article: flickread.com/edition/html/i…

Public services are essential for greening the economy and achieving a truly just transition 🌍 Maeve Cohen outlines how in this Public Sector Focus blog: flickread.com/edition/html/i…

Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say Survey of 24 city authorities finds two in five plan to sell off assets and reduce services theguardian.com/society/articl…

Scottish government raids £460m green energy fund for public sector pay rises Finance secretary says ‘tough decisions’ are needed to fill £1bn hole in the budget theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Who are the key players named in the Grenfell Tower report? From cladding firms to government, inquiry report on 2017 London fire outlines roles of those involved in ill-fated refit theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Grenfell is simply explained: firms chased profits, ministers sat on their hands, innocents paid with their lives | Peter Apps theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Chronic pain patients benefit from use of AR For the first ever time in the NHS some chronic pain patients are benefitting from an innovative way of delivering pain-relieving injections using augmented reality (AR) at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. geh.nhs.uk/news/chronic-p…

Surgical hubs could speed up hospital waiting lists, research finds New research by the Health Foundation has suggested that NHS surgical hubs increase treatment volumes and reduce the length of time patients spend in hospital. health.org.uk/news-and-comme….

Mental wellbeing programme to be trialled nationwide Bucks Talking Therapies and Sport England's mental healthcare and physical wellbeing programme will be shared nationwide after a successful first trial. oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/news/bucks-tal…

Council staff vote on strike action over pay More than 360,000 council and school support staff across England and Wales have begun voting on whether to take strike action over pay, trade union Unison has said. unison.org.uk/news/2024/09/l…

Scotland improves wrap-around support for families £1.5 million of funding has been provided by the Scottish government for five new place-based partnerships to tackle child poverty. gov.scot/news/wrap-arou…