16 posts categorised "Agenda for local government"

23 May 2013

NHS staff over payments - Maximising your recovery position

During the past year a number of NHS Trusts have identified that the controls around their payroll systems have meant that they were overpaying staff by many million pounds and...

03 March 2013

Time for a new deal?

Written by Roger Marsh, Government and Public Sector Leader, PwC North Public service providers are stretched - right across the country, as they juggle shrinking budgets, economic uncertainty and rising...

22 February 2013

Spotlight on.... Public Services North: time for a new deal?

Public Services North: time for a new deal?, follows on from our previous work with the Smith Institute on the implications of fiscal austerity on the North. This new report...

04 February 2013

'Public Services in the North: time for a new deal’ – Report launch and debates

Tuesday 26 February 2013 10.00 – 11.00am, Central London 4.30 – 5.30pm, Leeds Public Services in the North: Time for a New Deal’, the Smith Institute and PwC’s major new...

28 January 2013

Welfare reform: How prepared are you?

Welfare reform has been a hot topic for social housing providers for some time. However, foreseeing or anticipating a problem and being prepared to effectively deal with the challenges that...

05 December 2012

Autumn Statement 2012 - PwC on consultation for smoothing pensions scheme discount rates

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will consult on whether to allow companies undergoing pension scheme valuation in 2013 or later to smooth asset and liability values. Richard Giles,...

24 November 2012

Under Pressure: our survey findings

Public sector budgets are shrinking. Demand for public services is growing. And government is opening up public service delivery. What are the implications for public service providers? Should they ever...

The next great transformation? Exploring the future for local government

What does the future for local government look like? How will the councils of today – faced with significant financial constraints, increasing demand for services and doom-laden demographic trends -...

Licence to Heal - what the new licensing regime means for NHS providers

Most healthcare providers will be aware of the new licensing regime Monitor is introducing. But many will still be puzzling about what it means for them. How the licence will...

06 November 2012

Creating the agile council

Councils face some of the biggest challenges ever seen in the sector – significant financial constraints with increasing service demand. The fundamental challenge is how to achieve better social outcomes...