What my work with YMCA Together has made impossible to ignore

My reflections - as Chair of Trustees for YMCA Together - on the Government’s New National Plan to Halve Rough Sleeping and Prevent Homelessness

Public services are under pressure. Budgets are tight, demand is rising, and reform never stops. Leadership matters more than ever. This space is for people who care about making systems work—local g...

Those of us working for Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England are entering another period of mandatory organisational restructuring, driven by national requirements to streamline functions, red...

Like many senior public sector leaders, I am undoubtedly going into one of the most difficult periods in my 25 plus years working in the public sector.

Across councils, NHS systems and VCFSE organisations, one insight is becoming increasingly clear: the greatest untapped asset in local systems is the strength of neighbourhoods themselves.

Upper-tier councils across England enter the 2026–29 local government finance period facing a familiar but sharper reality: rising demand, flat or uncertain funding, and system pressures that cut acro...

Local government transformation is often spoken about in terms of systems, structures and savings.

Published yesterday afternoon, the Local Government Finance Policy Statement for 2026–27 to 2028–29 lands at a decisive moment for the sector.

When I look back over my career across local government, health, and system leadership, there’s a common thread running through every role I’ve held: nothing ever stands still.

Transformation in local government is often spoken about in terms of structures, savings, and new operating models.

Transformation in local government is often spoken about as if it’s a single initiative — a programme with a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Why Modern Local Government Leadership Must Be Bold, Deeply Connected and Relentlessly Realistic

A flurry of speeches addressing public service reform have come out in November 2024 as new ministers get their feet properly under the table.A speech from West Streeting to the NHS Providers annual c...

NHS ConfedExpo is a catalyst for continuous improvement & innovation and serves as a launchpad for ideas that will shape the future of health & care in the UK.

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This is "Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern" by University Of Salford on Vimeo, the home…

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Another integrated care system has been ordered to bring in consultants to fix its finances, meaning close to a third of the 42 systems are now in mandatory escalation over their finances.

Andrew Bailey tells City of London he takes ‘no position’ on Brexit, but must ‘point out its consequences.’