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The Francis report is a shocking read, and leaves no illusions that the then management of Mid-Staffordshire Hospital put the books before the care and safety of patients. Indeed, it is questionable whether some of these managers should continue to have...

The first Foundation Trusts were launched ten years ago this week, in April 2014. This new model was designed to increase the autonomy of NHS organisations and make them democratically accountable to local communities. The model may have succeeded on...

Following an agreement last year to devolve powers to the Greater Manchester region and for the creation of a directly elected mayor, George Osborne has announced a new agreement to devolve the NHS to Manchester. In this article, Bob Hudson examines...

Tuesday 10 January 2017 Scottish Labour today launched its vision for local government, calling for an overhaul of the tax system to rescue the country’s public services. You can read the document here. As the party fired the starting gun for the council...

Gillian Troughton LONDON — Gillian Troughton will stand for Labour in the crucial upcoming by-election in Copeland. The Copeland Labour Party selected Troughton on Thursday evening after the local councillor took part in a hustings with fellow candidates...