TCI Commentary: The article below demonstrates why maintaining good relationships between local NHS and their Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) is important, a point we have been making consistently for…

Councils committed in NHS England’s new blueprint The main thing to note about the much-vaunted Ten-year-plan for the NHS in England is that it confirms an existing direction of travel…

President launches nationwide consultation. We can’t be absolutely certain that President Macron has been reading The Politics of Consultation, but someone clearly has. In a textbook response to a political crisis,…

TCI Commentary: Public Hearings, if organised correctly, can be an effective way to handle disputes or to consider evidence. They oblige participants to prepare well with supportable arguments and help…

The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has said 2019 needs to be the year that social care is fixed, after more than 20 years of deferrals. During a speech…

Last year, Skerne Medical Group won support to shut its Trimdon Village site but lost out on proposals to close its surgery in Fishburn. Councillors have pledged to provide closer…

Other senior figures say process lacks transparency and consultation NHSE said any new targets would “deliver highest standards to patients in most need” Concerns were raised this week about the…

Councillors have criticised a lack of consultation with the community after plans were submitted to transform the former Waitrose in the town centre into flats. On Tuesday, plans were submitted…

A by-election will be held to replace a councillor who resigned in a row over a primary school’s alleged “closure”. Matthew Lloyd, a member of the ruling Conservative group in…