15/07/2021 - 11:16
The National Food Strategy has suggested that sugar and salt should be taxed and vegetables prescribed by the NHS.
15/07/2021 - 11:08
More than half a million people are now registered with asthma in London and two-thirds of sufferers say their condition is made worse by poor air quality.
09/07/2021 - 16:11
Many frontline social care workers are undervalued in comparison to their peers in equivalent positions in other public funded sectors.
09/07/2021 - 15:21
Further plans announced to reduce the national default speed limit in Wales from 30mph to 20mph on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets.
09/07/2021 - 11:58
The LGA has warned that girls and young women are being deliberately and increasingly recruited into drug-dealing ‘county lines’ gangs.
09/07/2021 - 09:57
The government has announced that a new drugs unit will be set up to help end illegal drug-related illness and deaths.
08/07/2021 - 10:28
Proposals on the future of adult social care, including a timetable for reform, should be brought forward by Sajid Javid in the next two weeks.
07/07/2021 - 14:17
Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better are being laid out by the government in a bid to cut obesity rates.
06/07/2021 - 09:33
The long-term impact of coronavirus on the nation’s health needs to be recognised in future planning for public health and social care services.
06/07/2021 - 09:23
This week, the Local Government Association will launch its build back local campaign to emphasise the importance of public services.
05/07/2021 - 15:51
Rates of obesity in England are high and rising, with a strong systemic relationship between obesity and deprivation.
01/07/2021 - 09:19
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is being launched to help thousands of adults and children achieve a healthy weight and boost their well-being.
30/06/2021 - 10:37
Sustrans has urged the government to create a ‘golden age of cycling’ by capitalising on the surge of interest brought about by lockdown.
28/06/2021 - 07:00
People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to protect them from coronavirus transmission.
25/06/2021 - 14:28
The National Audit office has released its second report on the government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
