All posts tagged "Policy & Governance"

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  Sir David Nicholson, Former Chief Executive, National Health Service, UK: Exclusive Interview

  Sir David Nicholson left the UK’s National Health Service last year, after spending his whole career in this vast organisation. He talks to Global Government Forum about the lessons he

  • Posted August 5, 2015
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  Former NHS Chief Calls For Pause On Organisational Changes

  Sir David Nicholson, who was chief executive of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) for eight years, has called for the government to give its health services a break from organisational

  • Posted August 5, 2015
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  UK Government To Present ‘United’ Spending Front, Says Treasury Perm Sec

  The British government will be “more united than ever before” when setting out its broad fiscal plan for the next four years, the top civil servant at its Treasury has

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Macpherson To Stay At UK Treasury ‘For A While Yet’

  Sir Nicholas Macpherson, the permanent secretary of HM Treasury, has dispelled rumours that he is stepping down. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Global Government Forum, Macpherson said that, while

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, UK: Exclusive Interview

  Sir Nicholas Macpherson, a Treasury man for 30 years, has spent the last decade as permanent secretary to three chancellors. He talks to Global Government Forum about technological change, the

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Nigerian Civil Servants Told To Speed Up Audit Responses

  Civil servants in Nigeria, who fail to answer existing audit queries within 30 days or respond to new requests for information by the auditor-general within 24 hours, will “pay a

  • Posted August 3, 2015
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  Former Health Boss: ‘Why Travelling Would Have Made Me A Better CEO’

  Sir David Nicholson, who stepped down from his role as chief executive of England’s National Health Service (NHS) last year, has told Global Government Forum that learning about other countries’

  • Posted July 31, 2015
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  Margaret Stone To Monitor Australia’s Intelligence Agencies

  Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has announced Margaret Stone as the new chief watchdog of the country’s intelligence services. Stone has been appointed for a five-year term to lead the

  • Posted July 17, 2015
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  Greek Civil Servants Stage 24-hour Strike Over Austerity Plan

  Public sector workers in Greece are today staging a 24-hour walk-out in protest against new austerity measures agreed by Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras. After a weekend of often-acrimonious negotiations,

  • Posted July 15, 2015
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  Iceland warns over capital controls

  The top civil servant in charge of Iceland’s finance ministry has warned that countries imposing capital controls should start thinking about a strategy for lifting them immediately. Iceland introduced capital controls –

  • Posted July 10, 2015
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