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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...