Proctor TSidesteps theoretical discussions which definitions and theories invite, to concentrate on what managers can do to become more creative when addressing the challenges they face. Discusses the role of creativity in organisations and blocks to creativity, and provides an overview of several theories of creativity. 

A national advice line, to be known as GovernorLine, has been launched to give free help to the 370,000 governors of English schools.It offers a freephone number that any governor can use, to talk to legal, employment and other specialists and obtain advice quickly and easily from serving and experienced governors.
The project comes from recent consultation about streamlining the duties and responsibilities of school governing bodies, to make them more effective and the job less onerous. 

Local Government and the NHS have got together to present a single voice in the emerging debate over plans for local scrutiny of the NHS.In anticipation of the second reading of Health and Social Care Bill the NHS Confederation and the Local Government Association have welcomed the Government’s proposals for local authorities to be given powers to scrutinise local NHS services.
The two have launched a joint discussion paper on the issue of scrutiny. 

This survey by SOCITM is based on the responses of over 200 Heads of ICT and more than 100 Directors of Social Services and Chief Executives of Health Trusts. This latter group have informed one of the major features of this year’s report, which is a look at the reality of “joined up” working across one part of the public sector.