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Surrey County Council is backing a campaign by industry and consumer groups urging householders to stock up on heating oil now. Buying oil as soon as possible before the onset of severe weather can mean a cost saving when demand is low and also means householders are guaranteed fuel during the coldest months. Householders are … Continue reading
Living rooms are becoming hospital wards in a scheme that aims to cut admissions. The roll-out of the initiative – called the virtual hospital ward – is set out in a new report to Surrey County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee. It features a team of specialists who provide hospital services in people’s own homes. Emergency … Continue reading
More than 100 bids have been made for a share of nearly £360,000 earmarked for community projects. Surrey County Council received 112 applications for cash from the fund launched by leader David Hodge to help residents improve local areas. A community garden for people with learning disabilities, a young people’s BMX and skate park and … Continue reading
The Financial Times today published a letter from Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Change and Efficiency Denise Le Gal about savings made by the authority through driving harder bargains on contracts. Her letter is below. Sir, Andrew Hooke may like to know that specialist outsourcing professionals were not called in to help Surrey county … Continue reading
A Surrey councillor will act as a direct link between Government and fire and rescue services nationally, following a key appointment. Kay Hammond, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety, has been appointed Chairman of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) fire services management committee. The role puts her at the heart of national decision … Continue reading
Nearly £800,000 will be slashed from the phone bill after Surrey County Council drove a harder bargain with its mobile supplier. Tough negotiating has resulted in a two-year deal being awarded to Orange that represents a £795,000 saving on the previous contract. The £1 million contract allows minutes, text and internet time to be shared, meaning … Continue reading
Smoking costs the nation nearly £14 billion every year, according to research. The figure for England includes the cost of treating smokers on the NHS (£2.7bn), the loss in productivity from smoking breaks (£2.9bn) and increased absenteeism (£2.5bn). It also covers cleaning up cigarette butts (£342 million), fires in homes (£507m) and passive smoking (£713m). … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Change and Efficiency Denise Le Gal has participated in a national debate organised by the Guardian about private sector involvement in delivering public services. To find out her views, click here.
A study into ways of improving care for stroke patients has been backed by Surrey County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee. Health watchdog Surrey LINk is carrying out the research into the support available in Surrey to help people recover. The findings will be reported to the council’s health committee early next year.
Hundreds of young people are expected to attend a jobs fair organised by Surrey County Council. The Surrey Opportunities Fair is aimed at school-leavers, unemployed young people and those seeking new opportunities as part of the authority’s drive to combat the number of young people not in education, employment or training. It will give them … Continue reading
People can now step into a virtual world anywhere, anytime, to wander around a library. Surrey County Council has digitised Dorking library, allowing people to experience being in the branch from the comfort of their own home, the train to work, or anywhere else with an internet connection. Both members and non-library members can enter … Continue reading
A plan to regenerate Woking town centre that will create nearly 1,000 jobs and feature a new state-of-the-art fire station has been backed by Surrey County Council. The authority has agreed to join forces with Woking Borough Council and private company Moyallen to transform the Bandstand Square area of the town. A new Marks & … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Paul Brocklehurst spoke alongside the man in charge of IT for the 2012 Games at a national event looking at technology in business. Surrey’s head of information management and technology joined LOCOG’s chief information officer for the London Olympics Gerry Pennell at the CIO Summit. Others speakers at the event in London … Continue reading
An innovative approach to young people’s services has helped Surrey County Council scoop an awards double. The drive to transform young people’s services saw community groups take over running youth centres and savings of £1.8m a year for taxpayers. It won the council the Best Public Procurement Project category in the Chartered Institute of Purchasing … Continue reading
Below is a story from organisers of the Tour of Britain which culminated in Surrey this year. This year’s Tour of Britain cycle race has been hailed as a resounding success and also enjoyed its largest ever television audience, with almost a million viewers tuning in to watch either live coverage or highlights on each … Continue reading
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