HEALTH PROFILES SUPPORT TARGETING OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES

The Department for Health has published 2007 health profiles for 386 local authority areas to help in targeting resources to reduce health inequalities. They also provide a snapshot of England’s health which shows that health is improving but there are wide variations between different areas. The profiles give information on a range of issues including life expectancy and smoking.

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THIRD SECTOR GETS KEY ROLE IN SUPPORTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE

The new strategy for delivering housing related support services to vulnerable people sets out a key role for the third sector. It also provides for people to have a greater say in the support they receive and seeks to reduce the impact of organisational boundaries.

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This paper is one of a series that highlight findings from research by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP into key local government services markets, on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government. The report highlights key challenges and opportunities in relation to shared services within local government, the implications of recent policy proposals, and potential ways forward in developing shared service in the wider context of local government markets.Although shared services promise substantial efficiency gains only 29% of local authorities are involved in shared ‘back office’ arrangements with other authorities, but 35% claim to be ‘considering’ doing so.

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