TELEHEALTH MOVES INTO THE MAINSTREAM

Headlines: November 19th, 2012

After many years of successful trialing, patients with long term conditions are finally to be offered technology support to help them manage their conditions.

Telehealth and telecare use electronic equipment to read vital health signs such as pulse, weight, respiration and blood oxygen levels, which can be read remotely by health professionals in a different location. It means that people can stay in the comfort of their own homes with the peace of mind that a doctor or nurse will be alerted should there be a problem. People with long-term conditions see doctors and nurses more frequently and £7 out of every £10 spent on the health budget go towards supporting them.

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PIONEERS NEW WAY OF WORKING

Headlines: November 15th, 2012

The Department for Education is moving from the traditional civil service way of working which will result in wide-scale cuts in running costs.

The changes will involve a move away from the old hierarchical civil service structure towards more flexible, project based teams. One result will be a loss of about 1,000 jobs, which represents a quarter of its total workforce.

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DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES WILL CUT COSTS

Headlines: November 14th, 2012

Making central government services digital by default will deliver up to £1.2 billion worth of savings and make it easier for people to do things like pay their car tax, book driving tests, complete tax returns, or apply for their state pension online.

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COUNCIL PENSION FUNDS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Headlines: November 8th, 2012

Local government pension funds could soon be made available build more homes, roads or high speed railway under new proposals.

The proposals potentially allow councils to double the amount they can legally invest from their pension funds directly into key infrastructure projects in a new and more efficient way that ensures long-term value for the taxpayer. Lifting the restrictions controlling local pension investments could pump a further £22billion directly into job creating infrastructure projects.

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PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS FACING A CASHFLOW CRUNCH

Headlines: November 6th, 2012

Leading pensions analyst Michael Johnson reveals that the cashflow shortfall between public sector contributions and pensions in payment are rising to unsustainable levels.

A report from the Centre for Policy Studies claims that another round of public sector pension reforms will be required before 2020. By this time there will be an annual burden on taxpayers of some £32 billion compared to £15.4 billion in 2016-17. This is equivalent to £1,230 for every household in the country. Nearly £4 out of every £5 paid in pensions to former public sector workers will come from the taxpayer.

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PUBLIC SECTOR A GOOD PLACE TO WORK SAY GRADUATE EMPLOYEES

Headlines: November 1st, 2012

Public sector industries are some of the best in Britain when it comes to a healthy work-life balance, according to a new poll of graduates.

Confidential career review site ThejobCrowd.com asked 3000 graduates in their first three years of employment to score their company on a range of criteria including responsibility, progression opportunities, colleague interaction, training, work-life balance and benefits.

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REGIONAL PAY WOULD WIDEN INEQUALITIES BETWEEN REGIONS SAY ACADEMICS

Headlines: October 30th, 2012

Regional pay for the public sector would ‘aggravate geographical, economic and social inequalities’, say 60 leading academics.

A warning from sixty leading academics that the government’s regional pay proposals for public sector workers could cause huge economic damage and widen inequalities, comes as ministers consider whether to proceed with plans that could end national pay bargaining, following a review instigated by the Chancellor.

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OFSTED REVEALS COLLEGES EXPLOITING SMALL COMPANIES PROVIDING APPRENTICESHIPS

Headlines: October 25th, 2012

Colleges are charging excessive management fees to small companies who need funding for apprenticeship schemes. With charges as high as 39 percent, the practice is undermining the funding arrangemnents.

The Skills Funding Agency introduced minimum contract values in 2011 in a move to streamline funding arrangements. The result was that smaller providers had to choose between forming a consortium or setting up as a subcontractor for larger providers.

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ROTHERHAM SHOWS THE WAY IN CUTTING NHS PROCUREMENT BILL

Headlines: October 25th, 2012

The NHS procurement strategy will result in a 6 per cent cost saving. Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust expects to reduce the orthopaedic procurement bill by 23 per cent.

The NHS spends annually £20bn on procurement and it expects that the new strategy, launched in March 2012, will cut the bill by £1.2bn. Rotherham has almost quadrupled this saving by buying in the expertise of procurement consultancy Inverto to support the Trust¹s Procurement Team.

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SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS WILL BOOST DEBT RECOVERY

Headlines: October 24th, 2012

New legislations will allow government departments to share information on people and businesses that owe them money. This will allow information which departments already hold to be used get a clear picture of the debtor and the prospects for recovering the debt.

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