Government unveils new Obesity Strategy

The Department of Health and Social Care has unveiled its new Obesity Strategy to help beat coronavirus and protect the NHS.

GPs to prescribe cycling to help tackle obesity

The government is to announce that GPs will be encouraged to prescribe cycling as a way for patients to lose weight.

Social care needs a reset, say council leaders

The LGA has warned that social care needs a reset and must not simply revert back to the way it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

14 people wiped out financially by care bills each day

14 people exhaust their assets paying for care every day, prompting calls for the Prime Minister to keep his promise to ‘fix social care’.

Plan healthier lifestyles into new housing developments

Homes England is backing new design guidance which encourages healthier lifestyles to be planned into new housing developments.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for two new woodlands

The Mayor of London has announced new projects that will improve Londoners’ access to nature and create an even greener city.

London Councils champion green recovery from coronavirus

Eight proposals for tackling the climate emergency have been unanimously agreed by London Councils’ Leaders Committee.

Plans to boost cycling and walking in danger

Government plans to boost levels of walking and cycling in the UK post-coronavirus are under threat from a minority of objectors.

UK's pandemic planning an 'astonishing failure'

The Public Accounts Committee has labelled the government's failure to plan for the economic impact of a pandemic as ‘astonishing’.

Care home visits to resume in England

The government has said that care home residents in England can begin to be reunited with one of their loved ones.

Virus impact on ethnic minorities linked to air pollution

The impact of coronavirus on people from minority ethnic groups has been linked to air pollution and overcrowded housing.

Public health directors urge action on obesity

Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.

£3 million awarded to help tackle air pollution

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.

Boost for buses in Birmingham post-coronavirus

Birmingham City Council has published its Birmingham Bus Statement, supporting buses as the UK recovers from coronavirus.

McDonnell calls for the urgent nationalisation of care services

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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