Watch: Lessons from Brighton & Hove City Council in scaling AI
Brighton & Hove's Chris Wales talks to LocalGov about moving AI from pilot to production – and what other councils can learn from the journey.
Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
02/09/2026 Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government. |
Scrap freeze on social care support threshold, says think-tank
02/09/2026 The Government has been urged to bring the threshold for social care support in line with inflation as part of reforms. |
Government invests £25m in care leavers' housing programme
25/08/2026 The Government is investing £25m in a housing programme to provide support and connection for care leavers. |
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems set out three tests for cross-party social care talks
18/08/2026 Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Helen Morgan has set out three tests for cross-party social care reform talks with the Government. |
Councils call for greater powers to boost vaccination rates
28/07/2026 Councils have called for greater powers to boost vaccination rates and tackle rising measles cases. |
NHS faces collapse without social care reform, says Burnham
27/07/2026 The NHS will collapse without social care system reform, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. |
Councils report three-quarters of a billion overspend on adult social care
15/07/2026 Councils overspent their adult social care budgets by £715m in 2025/26, the annual Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey finds. |
Leaders react to Casey's call for national health and social care service
09/07/2026 Local government leaders have reacted to a call from Baroness Casey for a national health and social care service. |
Delayed discharge costs rise to £2.7bn
08/07/2026 The cost of delayed discharged rose 7.5% to £2.7bn in 2025/26, according to The King’s Fund. |
Next PM must fast-track social care reform, MPs say
02/07/2026 The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the next Prime Minister to ensure findings from the Casey Commission are published before its current 2028 deadline. |
Council receives £7.1m health and social care integration boost
02/07/2026 Powys County Council has received a £7.1m health and social care integration boost. |
Baroness Casey open to a faster social care reform timetable
24/06/2026 Baroness Casey has said she is open to a faster implementation of social care reforms if required by the next Prime Minister. |
Social care vacancy rate falls to decade low but challenges ahead
24/06/2026 Adult social care vacancies have fallen to a decade low, according to Skills for Care. |
Poor housing costs NHS £1.5bn annually, report reveals
10/06/2026 Poor housing costs the NHS in England £1.5bn annually, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has revealed. |
Oxfordshire County Council launches 10-year learning disabilities plan
29/04/2026 A 10-year plan to support adults with learning disabilities has been launched by Oxfordshire County Council and its partners. |
Government urges councils to work with ICBs on neighbourhood health centres
27/04/2026 Housing secretary Steve Reed has urged councils to work with ICBs on creating neighbourhood health centres. |
Council raises concerns over plans to move children's A&E
22/04/2026 West Lancashire BC has vowed to challenge a decision to move the children’s Accident and Emergency department at Ormskirk Hospital to Southport Hospital. |
Improvement notice lifted on Oxfordshire's SEND services
20/04/2026 An improvement notice for SEND services in Oxfordshire issued following an inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2023 has been lifted. |
Unison proposes adult social care pension scheme
08/04/2026 A letter proposing a pension scheme for adult social care workers funded by employers and employees has been sent by Unison to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting. |
Largest ICB in England established in London
01/04/2026 The largest ICB in England responsible for a £12bn NHS annual investment has been established in London. |
