GPs predict longer waits for appointments

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   28 July 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         GPs predict longer waits for appointments Patients were unable to get GP appointments within a week on nearly 42 million occasions last year, the Royal College of General Practitioners has said today. It also predicted this would increase to more than 50 million in 2015 due to a lack of investment...       News LGA defends council parking charges Councils have defended their use of parking charges after a poll of drivers by the motoring organisation the RAC found that four in ten drivers think councils are using this revenue to subsidise other services... Passport Office workers strike over staff shortages Civil servants in the Passport Office have today taken strike action in protest over what unions said was a staffing crisis at the agency... Labour: allow public firms to run train services Labour has pledged to reform the rules on rail franchises to allow government-owned firms and cooperatives to bid to run trains... KPMG urges bold thinking on city renewal UK cities need to reinvent themselves if are to overcome the growing economic gulf with London, consultants KPMG have said... More news     Public Finance International IMF urges Congo to improve financial accountability The Republic of Congo must strengthen its public financial management to improve accountability, governance and the quality of public spending, the International Monetary Fund has said... More international news     Opinion Invest now, save later, by Caroline Slocock The next chancellor needs to create an Office for Future Generations to correct the chronic short-termism that prevents governments investing in cost-saving early intervention... More opinion     Your Shout UK economy now bigger than pre-crisis peak How accurate a measure are the latest GDP figures of UK economic growth, and why aren't more people feeling the benefit? Tell us what you think here...     Auditor Audit Scotland Starting salary £28,568.44 pa Financial Projects and Planning Manager Norfolk County Council £51,369 - £57,525 per annum (Scale N) Accountant Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service £31,160 to £34,894 per annum Head of Finance London Borough of Brent £60,039 - £70,410 p.a. Inc More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email