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🚨 New Public Sector Focus now live!
🔹Burnham’s #devolution – rewiring the state? With @IPPR @CLESthinkdo @CentreforCities
🔹Rebuilding NHS trust @keepnhspublic 🔹Neighbourhood health @NHSProviders
👀 PLUS all the latest #PublicSector opinion
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Martha's Rule rolled out at every A&E department in England
The NHS is expanding Martha's Rule to all hospital emergency departments in England to help patients and families challenge staff and seek a rapid review about their care if they want.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly…
A new state-of-the art NHS hub is due to open in South Wales, backed by £121 million of Welsh Govt funding.
Six new operating theatres will be built and 54 beds provided at a Llantrisant Health Park&expects to deliver an average 3,000 operations per year
gov.wales/121-million-new-nh…
42 new Young Futures Hubs to open to provide better access to mental health support, employment opportunities & crime prevention services, helping young people tackle some of the biggest challenges they face today inc poor mental health & unemployment
gov.uk/government/news/thous…
£30 million for local energy
Local authorities and community energy groups will be able to progress plans for their own clean power projects, such as solar panels on local buildings, village-owned wind farms and hydro schemes in nearby rivers.
gov.uk/government/news/peopl…
The Welsh Government has announced a 30 per cent business rates cut for high street hospitality and leisure venues.
This is part of the Welsh Government’s manifesto commitment to rebalance business rates and breathe new life into town centres.
gov.wales/30-percent-busines…
Busiest summer ever for NHS
This summer was the busiest ever for the NHS, with A&E attendances in June, July and Aug topping 7.2m , the highest ever total for the summer period. This is more than 240,000 more attendances than the same period last year
england.nhs.uk/2026/09/busie…
The Office for the Impact Economy is offering £1.5 million for redesigned health and care services.
The projects will help patients receive joined-up support earlier, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and remain independent for longer.
gov.uk/government/news/six-n…
🚨 Four out of five councils struggling to balance books. @unisontheunion report shows growing funding gap. “Councils now need sustainable, long-term funding to invest in services and recruit and retain the skilled workforce communities depend on”
unison.org.uk/news/2026/09/f…
Sarah Woolnough, The King's Fund Chief Exec, responds to latest NHS performance stats:
'The NHS is now facing a twin crisis with summer joining winter as a major pressure on services&leaving little room for staff & system to recover between peak periods..
kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…
England's mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
Local leaders will be allowed to bring in an uncapped levy, dubbed a "tourist tax", as a percentage of the cost of hotels, bed and breakfasts & other types of accommodation rather than a flat fee
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wj…
#GCloud15 is live. With an estimated £14bn opportunity over 4 years, getting onto the framework is only the first step.
Our upcoming G-Cloud 15 Special Report puts suppliers directly in front of 80,000 public sector professionals
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#PublicSector
Plans for major overhaul of councils halted
Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities in Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk & Suffolk have been withdrawn, whilst plans for 14 other areas will also be reviewed & paused.
#LGR #publicsector
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z…
PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’
3 new cross-govt taskforces launched to tackle systemic issues like the cost of living&public control of essentials & supporting local communities
gov.uk/government/news/prime…
Manchester NHS Foundation Trust & the MHRA have formed a partnership to launch a health innovation sandbox that will test promising new technologies and build evidence to accelerate the safe adoption of technologies, including AI, in the NHS.
gov.uk/government/news/mhra-…
Public Sector Focus retweeted
Please take five minutes to check out our latest article celebrating cycling in @SectorFocus July/August issue:
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We have a great relationship with the team at Public Sector Focus and they are committed to helping GCI spread the message about the many benefits of cycling.
#CycleToWork #employeebenefits #activetravel #GreenCommute
Scottish Govt announces plans for more healthcare to be delivered at home & in communities
The Health and Care Improving Flow Plan aims to make it quicker&easier for people to access the care they need to live healthier, more independent &fulfilling lives
gov.scot/news/improving-hosp…
The Scottish Government has published its Programme for Government for 2026-2031.
It includes plans for modernising the NHS, eradicating child poverty, growing the economy and tackling the climate emergency.
gov.scot/news/ambitious-for-…
Public Sector Focus retweeted
Our Co-chair @DrTonyOSullivan writes about what a Burnham govt means for the NHS in the latest issue of
@SectorFocus magazine.
Read the full piece here 👇
flickread.com/edition/html/i…
Public Sector Focus retweeted
. @SectorFocus: "Ellison’s £250 million donations to Tony Blair Institute should be seen in the context of his words: “The first thing a country needs to do is unify all of their data so that it can be consumed & used by the AI model.” flickread.com/edition/html/i…
Public Sector Focus retweeted
Our Digital Insights Director Yvonne Gallagher MBE's latest article is for Public Sector Focus (@SectorFocus) and looks beyond the hype about AI- exploring how organisations can move from experimentation to responsible adoption.
Read it here: flickread.com/edition/html/i…