£62m to help discharge people with learning disabilities

DHSC is providing new funding to help to move people with learning disabilities and autistic people into more appropriate care.

Johnson promises future independent inquiry

At Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson committed to an ‘independent inquiry’ into the coronavirus pandemic.

£9m to support Welsh town centres coronavirus recovery

The Welsh Government has made up to £9 million available to support town centres recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Blackburn with Darwen seeks to avoid local lockdown

Blackburn with Darwen Council has announced fresh rules to restrict the spread of coronavirus in an effort to avoid a centrally imposed lockdown.

People quitting smoking highest in a decade

Action on Smoking and Health has suggested that more than one million people have given up smoking since the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Covid outbreaks 20 times more likely in large care homes

Coronavirus outbreaks are up to 20 times more likely in large care homes, with the likelihood of infection tripling with every additional 20 beds.

Better data needed to help councils combat coronavirus

Labour is calling on the government to release more information to local authorities to help contain local spread of coronavirus in future.

Experiences of children must shape recovery planning

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services has published a new paper on the impacts of coronavirus on children and their families.

West Midlands to trial e-scooters from end of the summer

TfWM and Birmingham City Council are leading on the development of e-scooter rental trial in the West Midlands.

Latest Test and Trace statistics published

Statistics covering 25 June to 1 July of the NHS Test and Trace service have been published by the Department of Health and Social Care.

Survey highlights worrying isolation of dementia patients

Research has shown that eight in 10 people living alone with dementia have seen no family or friends since March.

Life science investment needs regional parity

New IPPR analysis has found that regions in the north of England receive less than half the life science investment made in the south.

Third of social workers look to leave the profession

The SWU has claimed that the UK’s social work system faces collapse as a third of social workers look to leave the profession.

New framework helps facilitate safe return to the workplace

A new procurement framework will help the public sector access technology that supports social distancing in the workplace.

Government announces that gyms and pools can reopen

The government has outlined the measures that will allow indoor and outdoor sports facilities to reopen this month.

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