Beyond the short-term
How might patterns of ill health change because of our growing and ageing population? What measures are needed to mitigate rising levels of ill health?
Leading the way
The last month produced a small crop of by-elections but two-thirds of them saw a seat change hands amid some surprising results.
More support needed for vulnerable households
The Government is being urged to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) to help protect vulnerable households across the UK.
Increase in public health grants
The Government has said its public health grant allocations to councils, published in February, will deliver a real-terms increase of more than 4 per cent over 2023/24 and 2024/25.
Pavement parking ban ‘should be extended’
Powers to ban pavement parking should be extended across England to make streets safer, councils have said.
Operations for children’s rotten teeth up 17%
There were more than 31,000 hospital operations last year to remove rotten teeth in children and teenagers – equating to 119 per working day, according to new official figures.
Suicide prevention projects are ‘lifeline’
The ending of funding for suicide prevention projects could have “life or death consequences” in some areas, the LGA has warned.
