23/03/2018 - 15:08
NICE has encouraged councils to improve routes for pedestrians and cyclists to enable people to be more physically active.
23/03/2018 - 10:38
In a bid to save money and reduce hospital visits, the NHS is to work alongside councils to improve health through better housing.
22/03/2018 - 14:55
Extra fire safety checks on Cardiff Council's high-rise blocks of flats have revealed that some cladding systems do not meet current standards.
21/03/2018 - 11:42
Marie Curie has reported that the NHS is struggling to cope with A&E admissions of people who are in the last year of their lives.
21/03/2018 - 09:46
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed that any new system of funding social care will be capped and pledged further support for struggling councils.
19/03/2018 - 10:42
The World Health Organization has recognised Greater Manchester as the UK’s first age-friendly city region as it launches an age-friendly strategy.
19/03/2018 - 10:30
The LGA has warned that the number of hospital admissions due to an older person falling is set to rise to nearly 1,000 a day by the end of the decade.
19/03/2018 - 09:57
The Department for Education has announced a £26 million investment to run morning clubs in schools in the most disadvantaged areas.
16/03/2018 - 09:59
Manchester City Council has announced plans to increase the pay of the city’s home care assistants by £1 an hour.
16/03/2018 - 09:48
The LGA and some local councils are supporting a new campaign to tackle child abuse and neglect and increase confidence in reporting incidents.
15/03/2018 - 15:39
A new report by iMPOWER has detailed how councils have used the £2 billion Improved Better Care Fund since it was announced last Spring.
15/03/2018 - 10:36
Independent Age says the proportion of care homes rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ increased in one in five local authority areas last year.
15/03/2018 - 09:36
Four Commons committees have urged for an end to the UK's ‘poisonous air’ emergency and demanded a faster phase-out of petrol and diesel cars.
14/03/2018 - 12:21
The BMA has warned that council-run public health is heading in the ‘wrong direction’ with funding ’significantly reduced’ over recent years.
13/03/2018 - 09:55
Cambridge City Council has set out a new Air Quality Action Plan to improve areas of poor air quality and maintain areas of good air quality.
