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Closing the Gap: equality in pay and pensions, 9 May 2024

Presentations from this event are available now.

"We need to acknowledge capacity and demand are complex" (Part two)

Gareth Jenkins is a partner at Changeology Group. For the past 15 years, Gareth has worked in health and social care both as an NHS employee and external consultant. Changeology have been working with the Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme to deliver improvement support in systems. This is the second of a two part blog.

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The local government chief executive role is like no other – the range of the role is considerable, the demands of the role are stimulating, and the rewards of the role are real and tangible. You will be helping a small but significant part of the UK become a better place in which to live, grow and do business.

About the curriculum and standards

The Local Government Chief Executives' Framework consists of two components – the curriculum and the leadership standards for excellence.

Contributors

We acknowledge and thank everyone who contributed to our research, and we are grateful to everyone that has spent time helping us to identify the themes for success.