The Government should press ahead with further devolution in England and examine the case for devolving greater powers over services, including health, housing, planning and education, MPs have said.
A Government review of health and social care leadership must work closely with local government to utilise councils’ expertise and help inform its recommendations, the LGA has said.
More social care jobs are unfilled than before the pandemic, with care providers facing acute problems in recruiting and retaining staff, according to a workforce charity.
Almost one in 10 people in the UK will have diabetes by 2030 amid rising levels of obesity, according to Diabetes UK.
An additional £1.4 billion a year by 2024/25 is now needed to restore the real-terms cut to the public health grant and keep pace with rising demand and costs, according to new analysis by the charity The Health Foundation.
Adult social care and support is a vital public service that helps people of all ages, with different needs and in different settings, to live the life they want to lead.
The Government has announced the funding councils will receive for resettling Afghan citizens in the UK and asked for more local authorities to “step up” and offer places.
The annual celebration of the very best that local libraries have to offer their communities has kicked off, with Libraries Week taking place from 4-10 October.
Michael Gove MP has replaced Robert Jenrick MP as local government’s Secretary of State in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle, and has been put in charge of the Government’s levelling-up agenda.
Half a million jobs in town and city centres are at risk because of the impact of the pandemic, as people continue to work from home, according to exclusive analysis commissioned by the LGA.