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Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh
Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh (PF 5/10/07) Article on October CSR. Use of hard financial targets e.g. Gershon efficiency savings. Given sharper edge by the harsher financial settlement that public… more →
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Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh (PF 5/10/07) Article on October CSR. Use of hard financial targets … more →
Cameron promises less control from central government
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Cameron promises less control from central government (PF 5/10/07) Targets have been used to make pu … more →
Split for purpose – or chasing the targets and missing the point?
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Split for purpose – or chasing the targets and missing the point? (Public Service 1/6/07) Police ser … more →
Targets: doing less of the wrong thing is not doing the right thing
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Targets: doing less of the wrong thing is not doing the right thing (Public Service, 15/2/07) Exampl … more →
Public sector targets to be scrapped
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Public sector targets to be scrapped (GU 18/7/07) Reduction in PSAs from over 100 to 30. Change to m … more →
League tables ‘encourage soft exam choices’
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: League tables ‘encourage soft exam choices’ (Times Online 25/7/07) Schools encourage students to do … more →
Paying for quality
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Paying for quality (Healthcare July 2007) <In example pack> PbR is example of extremely transa … more →
Comment – A case of mistaken identity? By David Pia and Nikki Bridle
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Comment – A case of mistaken identity? By David Pia and Nikki Bridle (PF 17/11/06) Audit Scotland re … more →
The blame game, by Arthur Midwinter
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sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: The blame game, by Arthur Midwinter (PF 27/10/06) Criticism of Audit Scotland’s approach to pe … more →
News analysis – Learning curves for the DfES mandarins
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: News analysis – Learning curves for the DfES mandarins (PF 8/12/06) Response to DCR in DfES. Three p … more →
Performance anxiety, by Colin Talbot and Carole Johnson
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Performance anxiety, by Colin Talbot and Carole Johnson (PF 12/1/07) Problems with PSAs: 1. Data qua … more →
All in the game
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: All in the game (PF 6/4/07) Study finds CPA vulnerable to gaming the system, illusory improvements c … more →
Comment – Whose service is it anyway? by Ed Mayo
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Comment – Whose service is it anyway? by Ed Mayo (PF 22/6/07) National Consumer Council examination … more →
Measuring and Managing Performance in the Royal Air Force
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sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Measuring and Managing Performance in the Royal Air Force (www.ap-institute.com) Why measure? Accoun … more →
Performance anxiety, by Bernard Marr
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Performance anxiety, by Bernard Marr (PF 18/4/08) Article on general use of performance measures in … more →
No end of a lesson, by Anthony Browne
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: No end of a lesson, by Anthony Browne (PF 8/6/07) Need for markets in public sector. Education … more →
All systems go?, by Michael Cross
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: All systems go?, by Michael Cross (PF 22/6/07) IT rationalisation. Public bodies should not all keep … more →
Comment – Caring and sharing, by Peter Coates
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Comment – Caring and sharing, by Peter Coates (PF 23/11/07) In support of SBS. Not just savings; fin … more →
Best for everyone
sjhhanlon wrote 1 year ago: Best for everyone (Economist 24/11/07) “The contradiction at the heart of Mr Blair’s re … more →
