Independent Age says the proportion of care homes rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ increased in one in five local authority areas last year.
Four Commons committees have urged for an end to the UK's ‘poisonous air’ emergency and demanded a faster phase-out of petrol and diesel cars.
The BMA has warned that council-run public health is heading in the ‘wrong direction’ with funding ’significantly reduced’ over recent years.
Cambridge City Council has set out a new Air Quality Action Plan to improve areas of poor air quality and maintain areas of good air quality.
CIPFA has urged the government to funnel more tax towards social care as part of its social care Green Paper wish list.
Northamptonshire County Council is being investigated over allegations it used ring-fenced funding for public health to support other services.
Too many young people are finding themselves at ‘crisis point’ before accessing mental health services because public services are not effectively working together.
Tamara Finkelstein has outlined how councils will share £1 million to identify private high-rise buildings that may be clad in unsafe building materials.
Professor Dame Sally Davies has warned that the impact of air, light and noise pollution has yet to be fully recognised in terms of health.
Government figures show that only seven social housing buildings have fully replaced their unsafe cladding in the wake of Grenfell Tower.
The CQC has claimed that choosing adult social care in England is one of the biggest sources of stress compared to other key life events.
Brighton & Hove City Council has announced a 5.99 per cent council tax increase, to help invest £6 million for its adult social care services.
Approximately 6,000 children in Glasgow could benefit from a plan to provide free school dinners for all children in Primary 4.
Professor Keith Willett has said that health and local government leaders must remake the NHS and local authority partnership.
Bus services across Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire will receive a £2.2 million funding boost to cut emissions.