Tea, coffee, cornflakes and a visit to the midwife

Going to a clinic based in a supermarket is easier and less intimidating for women who do not visit their GP regularly

Halve child poverty: challenge for Gordon Brown

In the week that the Government committed £500 billion to rescue UK banks, Martin Narey is feeling remarkably bullish

Should private schools remain charities?

This week the first independent schools are asked to prove their public benefit. Here are two views

Management briefing: what motivates managers?

A look at the 'challenging and interesting work' that motivates senior and middle managers in the public and private sectors

The week: Children to be taught about terrorism

Children will be taught about violent extremism in an attempt to get schools and colleges to tackle the problem of radicalisation

Community spirit helps solve age-old problem

Kent Probation Service approached Age Concern to run a lunch club for the elderly and help change offenders' behaviour

Care of all kinds gets a 'super-watchdog'

Head of the new combined regulator for health, social and psychiatric care, Baroness Young, tells of the opportunities ahead

This week: Public Sector

UK is to spend £500m on heavily armoured vehicles to protect troops in Afghanistan after criticism of Ministry of Defence

Management briefing

Steven Goldberg believes effective charity funding could result from the adoption of a wisdom-of-the-crowd mentality

Should university fees be capped?

Oxford University’s chancellor says the tuition fee cap should be abolished. Wes Streeting and Martin Weale give their views

Pride of place in area turned around by locals

Pride in Camp Hill had three objectives: to make physical changes, social and economic change and to improve services

Private provision’s advocate seeks more

Kevin Beeston is out to convince us all that competition is the key to improving public services and improve the economy

Are trade unions right to call strikes?

As some unions turn to arbitration to resolve pay disputes with employers, we ask whether they should call strikes

This week: DoH to overhaul NHS complaints

Department of Health to overhaul survey showing that two thirds of patients think NHS is 'cumbersome and takes too long'

Management briefing: Vaccination programmes

Health expertise and cross-border co-operation can help to implement vaccination programmes in the developing world