Archives for August 2nd, 2000

2020: PUBLIC VISIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Book News, PublicNet: 2 August, 2000

By Kai Ruddat and Ruth Rennie.This report is the result of a project undertaken by the New Local Government Network and the Office for Public Management. The project involved ‘visioning events’ with 70 members of the public in three different localities: London Borough of Lewisham, Hartlepool and Buckinghamshire, which aimed to explore public visions for local governance in the year 2020 and the potential impact these visions might have on local governance of the future.

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AUDIT HAS GONE OVER TOP

Headlines, PublicNet: 2 August, 2000

The Audit Commission has proposed its own changes to the audit regime for smaller local councils, following complaints that the system is so burdensome it fails to add value to the work of the organisation being checked. It has proposed a ‘lighter touch’ audit regime for the smaller town and parish councils, for example by introducing less rigorous forms of external scrutiny, or increasing the length of time between audits.The Audit Commission, which is responsible for inspecting all local authorities and health authorities for economy, efficiency and effectiveness, has proposals to re-invest the time saved into developing regulatory and support roles independent of the audit function, and paying more attention to the quality of local council audit. The commission is welcoming comments on The Audit of Parish, Town and Community Councils which is available free from the commission, on 020 7396 149

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GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS REGULATION OF NURSES, MIDWIVES AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Headlines, PublicNet: 2 August, 2000

The Government has announced its plans for stronger regulation of nurses and other health professionals. Attention has been on the regulation of doctors and consultants following a string of malpractice scandals, but part of the NHS plan promises less cronyism across the health professions.The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and the four National Boards, and the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (CPSM) and its twelve uni-professional boards, will all be swept away. The new regulatory body for nursing, midwifery and health visitors will be the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the present CPSM will be replaced by the Health Professions Council (HPC).

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