Data

• Three areas chosen to pilot health and care records scheme

  Information about patients will be shared between hospitals and GPs in a new 'partnership' scheme being trialled in three areas of England.

  

• General Data Protection Regulation

  Download a new White Paper on dealing with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation

  

• Former council worker fined for snapchatting personal data

  A former apprentice at Southwark Council has been fined after illegally sharing personal information about schoolchildren and their parents via Snapchat.

  

• EXCLUSIVE: Finance settlement 'shambles' after provisional data wrong

  The local government finance settlement has descended into a shambles after it emerged allocations in the provisional document were wrong, The MJ can exclusively reveal.

  

• Technology and the public sector 2018

  Jos Creese outlines some key technology trends councils should focus on in 2018.

  

• Finding land for development

  Stefan Webb explains how data platforms can improve the speed, quality and cost of planning.

  

• 'Troubled services' costing £10bn to keep going by Government

  The Government is spending billions keeping public services going but failing to deal with underlying problems, experts have warned.

  

• Failing to provide the full picture

  Gary Pettengell warns that messy government data makes it impossible to predict outcomes for vulnerable children.

  

• Councils to boost revenues collection with real-time intelligence

  Find out why authorities are investing in innovative new technology that provides up to date intelligence that sits alongside their own data, helping them make more informed decisions on recovery and forecasting.

  

• The power of data

  Stewart Eldridge discusses with key figures the way local authorities have been making the most of quality, comprehensive data to deal with the challenge of delivering efficient, quality services.