MacLachlan R
People Management, (UK), 5 Feb 98 (4/3)
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Interviews Hugh Taylor, HR director on the NHS Executive, about his career to date and the issues that he will have to deal with in his new role at the NHS Executive. Focuses on the experience he gained in personnel issues during his work at the Prison Service when he managed the transition of the Service to agency status. 

The Government says that the setting up of a new mechanism for talking direct to disabled people is a significant step to giving them a real voice on the formation of policies that affect them.
The Disability Benefits Forum will consider options for changes in the ways of accessing benefits for long-term sick and disabled people and their carers, and also how to ensure help is directed to those who most need it. 

The Secretary of State for Education, David Blunkett, has told senior managers in local government that they should take the lead in forging a new role for themselves.
He told the annual conference of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives that they could not expect to wait until national Government outlined the role - but seize the opportunity to switch from being service driven to community leadership. 

Business Planning is an essential tool for managing resources such that service delivery is maximised. This book sets out the process of business planning and how it can be used within a public sector environment. It includes topics such as undertaking SWOT analysis, establishing aims and objectives and building future strategies. The book includes self development exercises and illustrative examples.
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