STUDY FINDS NO EVIDENCE THAT WALK-IN CENTRES CUT GP WAITING TIMES

Researchers have found no evidence that National Health Service walk-in centres have an impact on the length of time that patients wait to see a GP. The study, published today in the BMJ, says findings so far are also inconclusive on the issue of whether the centres actually increase demand rather that reducing the workload for primary care.

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COUNCILS FACE TOUGH TEST FOR FUTURE CHANGES IN SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION

Local authorities will face tough new tests in future when they are considering changing their educational provision for children with special needs. They have been sent draft guidance on planning and developing their support for children. Final guidance will be published later in the year after consultations with parents and other groups and when councils have had a chance to make comments.

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By Janet Grauberg Managing stakeholders is an important function in all areas of the public sector. This article summarises a seminar that considered what could be learnt from private sector models of stakeholder management, and to hear how others had put these lessons into practice. The themes that emerged indicate that stakeholder management has not been universally embraced across the public sector. This article was first published in Public Management and Policy and is reproduced by permission of the Association. http://www.cipfa.org.uk/pmpa/index.cfm