THE WEEK'S TOP PUBLIC SECTOR STORIES

Stafford Hospital inquiry 'was a whitewash'

It's been called the biggest scandal ever in the history of the NHS and
there are demands for heads to roll

O'Donnell 'never discussed bullying with PM'

Cabinet Secretary used first public appearance since controversy broke to
deny he'd had a word with Brown

Brown 'bullying' claims spark row

Cabinet Office says it is 'completely untrue' that the Cabinet Secretary
warned Brown about his behaviour

Bullying in House of Commons 'is a problem'

FDA general secretary Jonathan Baume says his union has struggled to
introduce an anti-bullying code there

More than 72 per cent increase in 'spin doctors'

Matt Tee. permanent secretary of government communications at the
Cabinet Office, is grilled by MPs

'Chains of schools are more effective'

Gordon Brown names first secondary school education providers to
become 'accredited school groups'

Court could block third Heathrow runway

Legal challenge is backed by 13 bodies, including councils, environmental
groups and residents' groups

'It's time for a new era of civic action'

Next generation of solutions to social problems will come not from
Whitehall but from local groups, says NESTA

Tories to fix 'broken' planning system

Green paper says quangos and Whitehall targets will be scrapped and
communities will have a say on planning

Unpaid carers 'should get a break'

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg wants to help 1m who provide more
than 50 hours care a week for free

'Total Place could save up to £20bn'

Communities Secretary John Denham reckons better asset management
could save councils up to 6 per cent

Purnell: 'I no longer want to be an MP'

Former work and pensions secretary James Purnell says he won't be
standing at the general election

'Notts CC could shed up to 1000 jobs'

The council will be a radically different place in the future, says chief
executive Mick Burrows
Features:

Cary Cooper – how do you deal with the boss from hell?
Professor Cary Cooper, who has just stepped down as patron of the National Bullying Helpline, says
that a little bit of help and understanding might be all you need to cope with the boss from hell

EXCLUSIVE: Passionate and demanding or a bully?

People wrongly think anger is inappropriate in the workplace because of its links to violence. But
being angry and showing your anger is okay while being out of control is not, writes Blair McPherson

EXCLUSIVE: Total Place – now let's see those savings

Total Place may have identified that there are savings to be made in the public sector but for the
theory to become reality savings will have to be locked in for years to come, writes Tony Maile

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E-GOVERNMENT NEWS

Parties urged to stick to privacy rules | Thursday, March 04, 2010

Information Commissioner warns his new powers mean he will act if he must

Desktop services contract awarded | Wednesday, March 03, 2010

The £4.5bn agreement will give the public sector access to desktop services

''Worrying implications'' for scientists | Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Institute warns the credibility of climate science could be affected by scandal

Push to get another 7.5 million online | Tuesday, March 02, 2010
New participation plan is published by government to reduce the digital divide

Government accused of fixing NHS IT | Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Tories complain that the next government may be locked into NPfIT contracts

Non-emergency number comes back | Monday, March 01, 2010

Brown wants the 101 service to be nationwide, but who funds it is unclear

Conservatives launch an iPhone app | Monday, March 01, 2010

The new app will keep party activists up to date whilst out on the campaign trail

Councils make poor progress online | Monday, March 01, 2010

Socitm says most councils are not yet good enough to go for self-service

Too hard to say no to patient records | Monday, March 01, 2010

BMA says patients are not getting enough information about electronic records

Health records privacy risk is clear | Friday, February 26, 2010

Security expert supports London GPs' move to encourage patients to opt out
LATEST FEATURES

A plastic revolution offering flexible solutions

Paying for goods and services through the Government Procurement Card programme is already
recognised as efficient and effective. Jim Parkinson explains how a new project takes the scheme forward
to provide even greater benefits

Have MEPs been too Swift in their decision?

Following the European Parliament's vote to reject a key data sharing deal, Mike Lowe speaks to senior
MEP Timothy Kirkhope about the reasons for the rejection and whether MEPs have gained or lost power as
a result

Letting texts do the talking

Alex Abbot, Director of Technical Architecture at the Department of Health's Informatics Directorate, sheds
light on the use of SMS reminders as a resource saving tool

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