10/05/2018 - 09:35
A survey of almost 4,000 people has outlined a care system that is ‘visibly failing and unfit for purpose’.
09/05/2018 - 10:48
Sustrans has revealed that four more local authorities have joined Bike Life, a project designed to help UK cities normalise cycling.
09/05/2018 - 09:35
The UK’s social care workforce is suffering from low pay and low esteem and must reverse its poor public image to improve recruitment and retention in the sector.
08/05/2018 - 11:47
An Intergenerational Commission report argues that the struggling social care system could be ‘rescued’ with a funding boost of £2.3 billion.
08/05/2018 - 10:13
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has called on the government to make housing a human right like health or education.
08/05/2018 - 09:27
Fields in Trust has reported that the UK’s parks and green spaces generate over £34 billion of health and well-being benefits.
02/05/2018 - 10:24
90 per cent of councils have cut spending on sexual health, alcohol misuse and weight management services.
02/05/2018 - 10:10
A new WHO report has revealed that 47 towns and cities across the UK have reached or have exceeded air pollution limits.
01/05/2018 - 09:45
Dominic Raab has announced that a review will be taken into rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England.
27/04/2018 - 14:11
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said that councils cannot set maximum budget levels when calculating the cost of people’s care.
25/04/2018 - 12:50
A new online toolkit, designed to accurately assess the multiple benefits of green infrastructure, is receiving £1 million investment from Innovate UK.
24/04/2018 - 11:07
The Citizens' Assembly on Social Care, commissioned by Parliament, will work together to consider the best way to fund adult social care.
23/04/2018 - 16:09
43 per cent of children living in urban areas are concerned about the levels of air pollution near their school.
23/04/2018 - 14:53
New plans to provide children living with alcoholic parents fast access to support has been announced by Jeremy Hunt.
20/04/2018 - 09:28
Lancashire CC has teamed up with BBC Radio Lancashire and North West Ambulance Service to train 2,500 local people in CPR and defibrillator use.
