Local councils should be free to devise their own workforce solutions
Councillor Sam Chapman-Allen, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said: “Many councils are experiencing unprecedented difficulties with the recruitment and retention of staff. South Cambridgeshire’s trial of a four-day week is one potential way of tackling...
Driving better health outcomes: districts’ role in ICSs
District council services play a key role in determining the health of their communities, making districts indispensable strategic partners in integrated care systems (ICSs). That is the conclusion of a report produced by the King’s Fund for the District...
‘We specialise in prevention’: report urges ICSs to utilise district expertise
District councils’ fundamental role in determining the health of their communities makes them “indispensable strategic partners” in integrated care systems (ICSs). That is the conclusion of a report produced by the King’s Fund for the District Councils’ Network which...