Local Elections: What voters really want from their councils
With voters heading to the polls tomorrow, a recent YouGov survey reveals what local issues matter most — and the answers are not always what you might expect.
Council chiefs criticise food strategy as ‘missed opportunity’
14/06/2022 Local authority leaders have criticised the Government’s new food strategy which they argue does not tackle the underlying causes of obesity. |
Diabetes in children up 50% in five years
15/07/2019 Council chiefs have warned of an 'obesity crisis’ as figures reveal the number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes increased 50% in five years. |
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Type 2 diabetes sufferers should be offered lifestyle coaching, health experts say
15/09/2017 People who are most likely to develop diabetes should be offered intensive programmes to change their lifestyle, according to the Government's health experts. |
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Prescribing for Type 2 diabetes ‘increased drastically’
11/10/2016 Type 2 diabetes prescriptions have risen by one third in five years, new research reveals. |
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New diabetes figures ‘stark warning’, say LGA
13/09/2016 Council leaders have described alarming new diabetes figures as a ‘stark warning’, highlighting the ‘huge pressures’ faced by health and social care services. |
