Local authorities will be supported by £1.36 billion from the Health and Social Care Levy to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers.

Councils and Directors of Public Health are calling for an urgent extension of local outbreak management funding due to rising rates of coronavirus

Analysis of major UK cities to mark the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown has shown that Glasgow has proved most resilient in the face of the pandemic.

Councils have warned of public health workforce shortages and staff exhaustion concerns given a rise in coronavirus community transmission rates.

Sadiq Khan has said that the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations directed at London Fire Brigade have now been completed.

Michael Gove has unveiled new measures to help improve the lives of people in Blackpool by turning the tide on deprivation.

The House of Lords COVID-19 Committee has called for improved resilience and preparedness for a volatile and uncertain future.

The Local Government Association has said that the government should cut VAT on the sale of vaping products to help people to stop smoking.

Three out of five women say their caring responsibilities are preventing them from applying for a new job or promotion.

New analysis shows air pollution contributed to over 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma and COPD between 2017 and 2019.

The coronavirus pandemic had a significant impact on older people approaching local authorities for social care support.

The Health Foundation has called for the government to take stronger action to tackle the leading risk factors for ill health.

All remaining domestic covid regulations restricting public freedoms are to end this week as part of the government’s Living with Covid Plan.

Councils have stressed that the government must continue to provide funding for local public health teams to manage coronavirus outbreaks in their areas.

The NHS has announced that two new gambling clinics will open in England this year to meet increasing demand for specialist support for gambling addiction.

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