Archives for January 26th, 2007

EXPERTS AIR VARYING VIEWS TO ‘SAVE THE NHS’

Headlines, PublicNet: 26 January, 2007

EXPERTS AIR VARYING VIEWS TO ‘SAVE THE NHS’

 

There is a claim today that the National Health Service could learn from organisations such as the John Lewis Partnership, which show what can be achieved when employees can see that they benefit from their actions. It comes from Professor Chris Ham from the Health Service Management Centre, University of Birmingham. Meanwhile another expert suggests current problems in the NHS are due to ‘marketisation’ and a doctor argues for the service to be made more local.

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PANEL PUTS FIGURE ON COUNCILS’ LICENCE FEE SHORTFALL

Headlines, PublicNet: 26 January, 2007

PANEL PUTS FIGURE ON COUNCILS’ LICENCE FEE SHORTFALL

 

Local authorities have not received enough income from fees to cover the cost to them of implementing the 2003 Licensing Act, according to a report laid before MPs. The findings of the Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel have led to a call for councils to be fully reimbursed.

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Sweating The Assets: Legacy Computer Systems

Features, PublicNet: 26 January, 2007

By Kieran O’Driscoll. Probably some two thirds of transactions in public organizations are performed on legacy computer systems which were custom-built decades ago to perform specific functions. They have been enhanced and optimised over many years and become increasingly complex and extremely expensive to maintain. Replacement can present horrendous risks, but the author describes how St Helens Council created an up to date infrastructure and replaced all mainframe systems.

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