How effectively is government coordinating efforts to get more people into work through healthcare reform?
01 Jul Health & Social Care

How effectively is government coordinating efforts to get more people into work through healthcare reform?

Government is banking on the success of its health mission to stem the tide of health-related benefit claims. But is the approach joined up enough to have an impact?
by Susan Allott
'A truly co-designed, collaborative effort': How the Evaluation Task Force shook up its annual conference
26 Jun
'A truly co-designed, collaborative effort': How the Evaluation Task Force shook up its annual conference
Spending Review 2025: Tight times ahead, but no return to austerity
12 Jun Civil Service Reform
Spending Review 2025: Tight times ahead, but no return to austerity
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
10 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
Dave Penman: Lessons from HMRC’s groundbreaking pay deal
12 Feb 2021 HR
Dave Penman: Lessons from HMRC’s groundbreaking pay deal
The new pay package from HMRC shows a department that is setting the pace in pay and reward for civil servants. Other departments should hurry to catch up
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
01 Feb 2021 Brexit
Brexit from the inside: ministers and officials reflect on the path to exit
UK in a Changing Europe’s newly launched witness archive opens a window into how Brexit happened, revealing the internal rows and shaken institutions in Whitehall. Jill Rutter shares the details
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
27 Jan 2021 Brexit
Opinion: What government cuts to the overseas aid budget mean for Global Britain
Dr Philip A. Berry and Dr Joe Devanny argue that Boris Johnson has overturned 15 years of Conservative Party policy on development aid and, in the process, has moved towards a narrower, meaner vision of ‘Global Britain’.
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
25 Jan 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
Last year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, Sam Trendall asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
22 Jan 2021 Finance
WATCH: Planning for the year ahead: What you need to know now for the 2021 Spending Review
After the government implemented a one-year spending review due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Treasury and departments are already turning their sights to a full three-year review in 2021. This webinar with Oracle examines how the government will be making major spending decisions.
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
21 Jan 2021 Brexit
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government
Jonathan Jones’s three-decade civil service career came to an abrupt end in September when he quit over controversial elements of the internal market bill. The government’s former top lawyer tells Beckie Smith about his departure, cocktail recipes, and the legal side of the Covid crisis
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
20 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
‘Government could support councils with innovation and risk-taking’
Local authority and industry leaders discuss the impact of the last year, and how Whitehall can help ‘share the risk’ of transformation
Lessons from America: should the UK consider US-style government transitions?
20 Jan 2021 Leadership
Lessons from America: should the UK consider US-style government transitions?
If Joe Biden had won a general election in the UK rather than the US, he would have assumed office immediately and his administration would now be in its third month. But is such a swift transition of power a good thing? And is it effective from the point of view of the civil service? Geoffrey Lyons reports
January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
19 Jan 2021 Leadership
January 2021 CSW digital issue available to read
Exclusive interviews with Simon Case, Jonathan Jones, and winners of the Diversity and Inclusion Awards revealed
Leading into 2021: 21 civil service leaders preview the year ahead
19 Jan 2021 Leadership
Leading into 2021: 21 civil service leaders preview the year ahead
With the coronavirus still affecting the country, but immunisation on the way, 2021 could be a year of both challenges and of recovery. As part of our online roundup, CSW asked senior leaders for their thoughts on the 12 months ahead. Here are 21 of their reflections
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
15 Jan 2021 Coronavirus
'The scientific community came together to innovate’: how one BEIS-backed institute responded to Covid
Covid-19 has pushed science to the front pages, Dr Peter Thompson, chief executive of National Physical Laboratory, writes about science’s role in aiding economic recovery
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
12 Jan 2021 HR
Dave Penman: There’s huge demand from civil servants for greater flexible working. Departments should help make it happen
FDA research reveals many civil servants want to hold on to home working even after the coronavirus emergency. Ministers must catch up to where their workforce is
National Infrastructure Commission chief on joining during lockdown: ‘I look forward to being able to hold an all staff meeting in person’
11 Jan 2021 Project Delivery
National Infrastructure Commission chief on joining during lockdown: ‘I look forward to being able to hold an all staff meeting in person’
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
'This year has been a tremendous reminder of the importance of the union': civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on 2020
04 Jan 2021
'This year has been a tremendous reminder of the importance of the union': civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘EU exit is going to put us right into the spotlight’: Food Standards Agency chief Emily Miles looks ahead
23 Dec 2020 Brexit
‘EU exit is going to put us right into the spotlight’: Food Standards Agency chief Emily Miles looks ahead
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘I am proud of the way the Government Communication Service has come together under difficult circumstances to deliver exemplary public communication’: Government comms chief Alex Aiken on 2020
23 Dec 2020 Communications
‘I am proud of the way the Government Communication Service has come together under difficult circumstances to deliver exemplary public communication’: Government comms chief Alex Aiken on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘There was exceptional teamwork and rigour’: Head of the government finance function Cat Little reflects on her first Spending Review in 2020
23 Dec 2020 Finance
‘There was exceptional teamwork and rigour’: Head of the government finance function Cat Little reflects on her first Spending Review in 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
Net zero, a new supercomputer, COP26 and a Met Office restructure: Prof Penelope Endersby looks ahead to 2021
22 Dec 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Net zero, a new supercomputer, COP26 and a Met Office restructure: Prof Penelope Endersby looks ahead to 2021
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
DVLA chief Julie Lennard on keeping NHS staff on the roads, and why digital has been so important to their Covid response
22 Dec 2020
DVLA chief Julie Lennard on keeping NHS staff on the roads, and why digital has been so important to their Covid response
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘Charities’ work saves, sustains and enriches life in countless ways’: Charity Commission’s Helen Stephenson on sector’s Covid response
22 Dec 2020
‘Charities’ work saves, sustains and enriches life in countless ways’: Charity Commission’s Helen Stephenson on sector’s Covid response
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
357m vaccine doses, £65bn in loans, nine industry guides and more: Sarah Munby reflects on 'a busy year' for BEIS
22 Dec 2020
357m vaccine doses, £65bn in loans, nine industry guides and more: Sarah Munby reflects on 'a busy year' for BEIS
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘The pandemic has highlighted the importance of public information’: National Archives keeper Jeff James on the Covid response
22 Dec 2020
‘The pandemic has highlighted the importance of public information’: National Archives keeper Jeff James on the Covid response
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
22 Dec 2020 HR
‘We have balanced the urgent response to the pandemic with the legal requirements that underpin civil service appointments’: Civil Service Commission chief Pete Lawrence on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
'2020 was truly a tipping point for HS2': DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly on a year of getting 'shovels in the ground', and frustrating media battles
22 Dec 2020
'2020 was truly a tipping point for HS2': DfT perm sec Bernadette Kelly on a year of getting 'shovels in the ground', and frustrating media battles
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021