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Stoke-on-Trent council names head of adult social care and all-age commissioning

By Liz Wells 30 March 2026

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has selected Nichola Thompson as corporate director of adult social care and all-age commissioning.

DHSC

DHSC appoints Chinchen to work on industrial relations

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

DHSC has appointed Liz Chinchen, who has held senior roles at the British Film Institute, local government and trades unions, to work with ministers and senior officials on industrial relations.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish Budget set to focus on NHS

By Liz Wells 12 January 2026

The Scottish Budget for the coming financial year will focus on public priorities, such as driving down NHS waiting lists, finance secretary Shona Robison has said.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care

By Liz Wells 14 October 2025

The adult social care sector in England continued to grow in 2024/25, but challenges in domestic recruitment and workforce sustainability remain, a new report reveals.

BEGBIES TRAYNOR

Delayed care home reforms create heightened risk of insolvencies

11 March 2025

The government must urgently establish a sustainable funding plan to prevent the financial collapse of care homes and avoidable hospital stays for elderly patients, writes David Abbott, partner at ...