http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/ Archive of materials available on outsourcing and CCT. en Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit 2004-03-17T11:31:34Z European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Alex Nunn CCT, procurement, commissioning, contestability, offshoring, outsourcing, marketisation, client, contractors, purchaser, provider, private contractor, public private partnerships, private finance, shared services, PPP, PFI, affordability, refinancing, democratic accountability, risk, public sector, reconfiguring services, public services, best value, privatisation, value for money, public investment, procurement, facilities management, in-house services, two-tier workforce, public assets, corporate welfare, public goods, transaction costs, public sector comparator, private finance initiative, options appraisal, secondary market, daily 1 2001-04-13T12:00Z http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/strategic-partnerships/ppp-briefing-strategic-service-delivery-partne/ This 20-page Briefing, commissioned by Northumberland, Durham and Northamptonshire UNISON branches, is a summary for elected members, staff and service users of the current evidence against SSPs and outsourcing of shared services projects. It covers finance, savings and investment; accountability and transparency of JVCs; performance; risks levels; employment and job creation; and in-house capability to transform services. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-07-23T11:44:01Z Public Private Partnerships, Strategic Service-delivery Partnerships, SSPs, PPPs, outsourcing, shared services, employment impacts, two-tier workforce, joint venture company, ICT contract failures, procurement, commissioning, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/transfers-and-externalisation/leisure-trusts-briefing/ A summary of the case against the formation of Leisure Trusts. It examines the performance of leisure trusts, access to capital and savings, social enterprise and community ownership, service integration, the effect on jobs, service improvement, community participation, democratic accountability and increased risks. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-07-14T14:51:48Z leisure trust, leisure services, job losses, trust failures, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/pfi-ppp/book-review-confuse-and-conceal-the-nhs-and-in/ The book by Stewart Player and Colin Leys exposes how a succession of New Labour Health Ministers, advisers, senior civil servants and staff recruited from the private sector operated in the Department of Health to restructure the private health care sector with a network of Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs). Equally important, it chronicles the failure of scrutiny. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-04-17T08:00:23Z ISTC. NHS market, health, New Labour, private healthcare companies, scrutiny, PPP, public private partnrships, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/economic-policy-and-offshoring/options-appraisal-opposes-outsourcing-and-offs/ SSU was commissioned by UNISON Northern to prepare a detailed report on a PPD/KPMG proposal to outsource and offshore prescription processing. This comprehensive report examines value for money, risk assessment, insourcing trends, public cost analysis and other issues. A decision to outsource was expected in November 2006 but has been postponed indefinetly following intervention by the Health Minister. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-29T14:32:14Z outsourcing, nhs, marketisation, prescriptions, health care, options appraisal, business case, offshoring, employment impact, risk assessment, community risks, NHS, health economy, job losses, Northern economy, local economy, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/public-costs/contractors-audit-volume-one/ Published by Manchester City Council, the Contractors Audit provides a comprehensive analysis of the enforced tendering of public services and its implications, including detailed economic and commercial analysis and discussion on the possible effects upon jobs and services. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-29T13:54:57Z contracting out, outsourcing, market testing, private contractors, council services, job losses, savings, bidding strategies, local economy, manual services, white collar services, equalities, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/public-costs/calculation-of-the-national-costs-and-savings/ Produced as a supplement to the Full Report The Gender Impact of CCT in Local Government, this paper focuses on the public costs of CCT and provides a detailed analysis of the costs and savings of CCT using published government sources. It developed a model of income and expenditure flows for central and local government and demonstrated that there were no savings from CCT but there was in fact a net cost to the government. Researched and written by Centre for Public Services (1995) Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-29T13:50:33Z costs and savings, outsourcing, market testing, contracting out, job losses, changes to terms and conditions, TUPE, equalities, in-house provision, private contractors, public spending, wlefare benefits, local economy, knock-on effect, private services, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/public-costs/outsourcing-the-future-a-social-and-economic-a/ This Audit examines the privatisation proposals of Newcastle City Council and analyses the implications of such proposals on a number of levels, including their potential impact upon employment, the local economy, and social ramifications. Researched by Centre for Public Services in conjunction with City of Newcastle Upon Tyne UNISON Branch. (2000) Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-29T13:45:09Z contracting out, outsourcing, jobs impact, TUPE, PFI, PPP, quality of employment, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, residential location, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/public-costs/health-and-social-care-and-sustainable-develop/ This major study quantifies the impact of the Health and Social Care system on the economy, labour market, social inclusion and the environment in the East of England. It includes sections on defining Sustainable Development; health inequalities; health and social care employment in the East of England; procurement of goods and services; planned growth, regional strategies and sustainability; opportunities, barriers and challenges to sustainable development in health and social care. The study was commissioned by the East of England Public Health Group, the Department of Health and the Health Development Agency, together with regional partners such as the East of England Development Agency, East of England Regional Assembly, Norfolk Suffolk and Cambridge Workforce Development Confederation, Environment Agency and Strategic Health Authorities in the region. The project also included widespread consultation with a range of stakeholders and partners across the region. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-29T13:32:57Z Sustainable Development, sustainability, health economy, social care economy, health and social care economy, footprint, corporate social responsibility, corporate citizen, impact assessment. Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit