By Mark Exworthy and Susan Halford.The book presents an overview of the restructuring of British personal public service and its implication for professional employees. It focuses on health and social care, reflecting on the recent past and looking at the possible futures.
Published by the Open University Press. ISBN 0 335 198 19 8. 19.99 pounds.

About one third of 2004 graduates are looking for work in the public sector. A survey by GTI found that 65% of those looking at the public sector wanted a job that was ‘worthwhile’ and contributed to society rather than making money. 

Public bodies in Wales are on track to save 90 m pounds on procuring goods and services by 2010. This represents an annual saving of 3% on a spend of 3b pounds. The Welsh procurements Initiative, launched by the Welsh Assembly in 2002 is the first public sector body in Europe to address the entire public sector procurement activity of a nation.