‘Managing’ Public Service through Austerity and Recession
A one day conference by Middlesex University Business School 25 June 2013
Marketisation reforms in the public sector have raised concerns about the impact on services and the people that deliver them. 2013 will be a pivotal year for protecting quality of service and publicservice ethos while at the same time responding to demanding targets and cost savings.This major conference is for public sector workers and managers, academics, trade unionists, activists and professional bodies interested in the future management of public service in a time of austerity and recession. The conference offers up to date analysis about what is happening to public services, particularly in the NHS following the Mid Staffs report, as well as information and strategies on how to build better working practices, to protect public service ethics, and to ensure transparency in service delivery. Concerns over regulation, whistleblowing and social media will also feature.
Keynote speakers include:
Dean Royles, Director of NHS Employers
Kim Holt, Paediatrician and NHS whistleblower
Cathy James, Chief Executive of Public Concern at Work
Brendan Martin, Director of Public World
Catherine Needham, University of Birmingham
Roger Kline, Visiting Fellow Middlesex University and Co-Director of Patients First
Jane Tinkler, Research Fellow at the LSE’s Public Policy Group.
David Lewis, Professor of Employment Law, Middlesex University on 'Whistelblowing'
Martin Upchurch, Professor of International Employment Relations, Middlesex University on 'Social Media and Workplace Conflict'.
Conference Fees
Organisational £50
Individual £25
Unemployed Free
The conference aims to generate ideas and debate about managing the public sector through a recession, as well as providing good opportunities for networking within the public sector.
Venue and Registration
The conference will be held at Middlesex University’s Hendon campus from 10.00-17.30 on 25 June.To register please contact Elena Karoullas on [log in to unmask] or 020 8411 4139.
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Martin Upchurch
Professor of International Employment Relations
Middlesex University Business School
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BT
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