As the Olympics Games kick off, we explore how both local and central governments can reduce barriers for those who want to get active.

Alex Lawrence, head of health & social care, techUK sets out techUK’s Five Point Plan for CareTech.

James Berry from the Property Care Association (PCA) looks at causes of damp and mould, as well as explaining why tenant lifestyle should not automatically take the blame.

A multi-award-winning social enterprise is calling on more local authorities in the UK to join the fight against period poverty following successes in its native Scotland

Michael Laing, director of integrated community services, County Durham Care Partnership explains the collaboration between the NHS and
local authorities

Cllr Martin Tett, health and social care spokesperson for the County Councils Network reveals some of the findings from a recent report investigating the potential of technology to support those with social care needs

Grace Pollard analyses the six core benefits of community power and charting a different way for people, communities and public services to collaborate

Will business as usual dominate the workplace agenda once more as restrictions ease? Adrian Wakeling, Senior Policy Adviser at Acas, discusses

Ross Matthewman explains the vital role environmental health professionals play in keeping our communities safe and protecting our environment

Sue Morgan, Executive Director of the Design Council, discusses the relationship between health and well-being and active travel

Dr Eleanor Roy, Health and Social Care Policy Manager at CIPFA, explores the benefits of joined up policy making across health and care

When this is all over, will it be said that ‘it took a pandemic to put mental health where it should be?’ Adrian Wakeling discusses

Dr. Stephanie Taylor discusses the need to ensure hospitals have a humidity level so that viruses cannot spread

Does prescribing contact with nature to boost mental health actually work? Dom Higgins examines the issue

Fay Holland, from national community charity Groundwork, looks at the benefits of investing in our community spaces

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Event Diary

Following a period of remarkable growth and momentum, Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live is making a powerful move—relocating its southern edition to the iconic London Olympia on 18–19 June 2025.

Housing 2025 is coming to Manchester Central on 24-26 June. Welcoming everyone in the housing and wider living sector under one roof, As the only place the whole UK housing sector comes together every year, it is where the sector will discuss and collaborate, identify solutions and speak with one voice to those framing the debate.

In January 2025, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology announced a new ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan’ to encourage an increase in AI adoption across the UK. What will the Government’s plans for AI mean for local authority teams? How will emerging technologies affect environmental health services in the future?

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