News analysis: Barker offers radical prescription for care

 

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   25 September 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Barker plan offers radical prescription for care More than three years after Andrew Dilnot delivered his view on how social care might be funded, a new report has proposed that all but the poorest pensioners contribute more. Public Finance examines the Barker Commission’s proposals for a major shake-up to the way health and social care is paid for...       CIPFA NEWS Students rewarded for strong exam performances Certificates were awarded to students who passed CIPFA’s Charity Finance and Accountancy Qualification at a graduation ceremony in London Monday evening. CIPFA debate: shadow minister calls for ‘devo max’ for communities The centralised UK state has become increasing ineffective in dealing with the country’s problems and there is a need for ‘devo max’ to communities, shadow Home Office minister Steve Reed has said. CIPFA police conference Cost-effective policing: the new challenge explores some of the main factors shaping the expectations on the police service and the ways in which leaders and managers are balancing demands and resources. CIPFA treasury and capital management conference Discover alternative sources of capital financing, LOBO risk management and the role of Islamic financing at this timely conference as the annual budget setting process begins. More CIPFA news     DISCUSSION Risk management in academies Academies face a range of internal and external factors that may affect the achievement of their objectives. Kerry Ace, policy advisor at CIPFA, outlines the risk management process for academies. Join CIPFA's LinkedIn group to contribute to the discussion.     CIPFA PUBLICATIONS Capital strategies and programming This publication demystifies the jargon around capital and asset planning and is written in a non-technical way that will appeal to a wide audience both in the UK and elsewhere. It points to best practice, based on real life examples and experience across the public sector. More publications     CIPFA EVENTS September 26  CIPFA national housing conference: social housing is big business London More/book September 30  Social care and health conference London More/book October 1  Fraud roadshows – CCAB and The Fraud Advisory Panel London More/book October 4  Fourth annual CIPFA academies conference London More/book October 23  Fraud roadshows – CCAB and The Fraud Advisory Panel Edinburgh More/book November 6  Fraud roadshows – CCAB and The Fraud Advisory Panel Birmingham More/book November 18  Fraud roadshows – CCAB and The Fraud Advisory Panel Belfast More/book     Click here to unsubscribe from this email