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Free-up future health budgets' says minister[Jan 23, 2013, by Dominic Browne, the MJ]
Money devolved to local authorities for public health should be non-ringfenced in the future, ministers told MPs this week.
NHS hospitals must have electronic patient records by 2014[Jan 22, 2013, by Public Service]
Tim Kelsey, a director on NHS Commissioning Board, the body which now holds the purse strings for the health service, made the comment just days after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt had called for a paperless NHS by 2018.
'No proposals' to slash CTB funding says DCLG[Jan 17, 2013, by Jonathan Werran, the MJ]
Eland House officials have refuted claims that council tax benefit (CTB) funding is to be slashed by a further 8.5% from 2014.
90% of councils set to lose early intervention funds[Jan 16, 2013, by Kaye Wiggins, LGC]
Nearly nine out of 10 councils are due to lose funding for ‘early intervention’ services such as nursery places and Sure Start centres, despite a government pledge to boost their budgets, LGC analysis shows.
Social investment bank commits £100m to new projects[Jan 15, 2013, by Laura Sharman, the MJ]
The world's first social investment bank, Big Society Capital (BSC), has committed up to £100m investment in new projects for 2013.
'Full steam ahead' for G-Cloud iii[Jan 14, 2013, by Public Service ]
The Cabinet Office has confirmed the launch and timetable for the next round of procurement under its G-Cloud programme.
BREAKING: Public health funds rise to £2.6bn[Jan 10, 2013, by Kaye Wiggins, LGC ]
Councils’ budgets for public health will rise to £2.66bn this year and almost £2.8bn in 2014-15, the Department of Health will announce shortly.
Commons group calls for overhaul of ‘failing’ CQC[Jan 9, 2013, by Jamie Hailstone, the MJ ]
An influential group of MPs has heaped further criticism on the beleaguered Care Quality Commission (CQC), claiming the watchdog which reviews local authority homes has still not defined its core purpose.
Mid-term review supports devolution of funding to local government[Jan 8, 2013, by Heather Jameson ]
Halfway through the parliamentary term, the coalition government has launched its 'mid-term review', pledging to continue to deal with the deficit and tackle the flagging economy.
Action on care costs pledged in coalition review[Jan 7, 2013, by Richard Johnstone]
Prime Minister David Cameron today backed proposals to introduce a cap on adult social care costs as part of the coalition government’s mid-term review.
Public health budgets due next week[Jan 3, 2013, by Kaye Wiggins, Local Government Chronicle]
Councils will be told of their public health budgets by 11th January – and will be given above-inflation increases in the budgets for the next two years, the head of Public Health England has said.
Honours bestowed on local government officers and members[Jan 2, 2013, by Jonathan Werran, LocalGov.co.uk]
Council chief executives, councillors, housing bosses and community sector leaders have been acknowledged in the New Year’s honour list.
New rules to prevent councils "double dipping" on developments[Dec 17, 2012, by Keith Cooper, Local Government Chroncile ]
The government has updated its planning tax rules in a bid to stop councils’ “double dipping” by charging developers twice.
Council leaders summoned to DCLG teleconference[Dec 14, 2012, by Jonathan Werran, the MJ]
Council chiefs have been invited to dial-in to Eland House and give ministers their instant feedback on next week's eagerly-awaited local government finance settlement.
Anti-social behaviour victims 'to pick punishments'[Dec 13, 2012, by BBC News ]
Victims of anti-social behaviour will be able to choose the punishment for offenders under government plans.
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