New SIGOMA chair: ‘We need certainty’ on council funding
Mayor Chris Cooke, new chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), talks to LocalGov about collaborative governance and funding.
Call for ‘equitable funding’ to support integrated local services
03/02/2026 Integrated services are vital to ensuring 75% of five-year-olds have a good level of development (GLD) by 2028, research reveals. |
Council secures £1m investment to support vulnerable children
18/07/2025 Havering Council has secured a £1m investment to support vulnerable children. |
LGA calls for new coalition to fix health and care system
01/07/2025 Local authority leaders have called for a new ‘national-local coalition’ that puts prevention at the centre of a modern health and care system. |
Reform mayor ‘deeply concerned’ about ICB merger plans
23/06/2025 Reform UK Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns is ‘deeply concerned’ about plans to merge with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
Blueprint document sets out changes to ICB functions
08/05/2025 A blueprint document has set out changes to integrated care board (ICB) functions with a number being transferred to neighbourhood providers and NHS regions. |
ICB opts not to reopen Norfolk reablement centre
01/10/2024 An ICB has decided not to reopen a Norfolk reablement centre despite opposition from local campaigners. |
Integrated care systems show ‘signs of progress’ but need flexibility
16/07/2024 Integrated care systems (ICSs) are showing ‘signs of progress’ but pressures on health and care services could derail positive gains, health think tank warns. |
ICSs enabling progress on dementia diagnosis, says think tank
18/04/2024 Integrated care systems (ICSs) are enabling the improvement of dementia diagnosis but more needs to be done, health experts say. |
Report uncovers ‘alarming’ undiagnosed dementia rates
06/12/2023 A commission has said integrated care systems must drive ‘radical change’ after finding that almost two in five dementia sufferers in England are undiagnosed. |
£42m boost for social care innovation
25/10/2023 The Government has announced £42.6m to fund innovative local approaches that improve the quality and accessibility of adult social care. |
