Beyond the Leisure Centre: How to make the case for active wellbeing investment
This special report from LocalGov and Alliance Leisure makes the case for repositioning council leisure provision as prevention infrastructure.
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. |
Health devolution deals to give great powers to mayors
26/03/2026 Two new health devolution deals are to give greater powers to mayors in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire. |
ICB savings risk shifting care costs to councils, think-tank warns
19/03/2026 An ICB’s £277m savings programme for 2025/26 risks shifting care costs to local councils and residents, the Nuffield Trust has warned. |
Visiting rights in hospitals and care homes to be strengthened
18/03/2026 Visiting rights in hospitals, care homes and hospices are to be strengthened under Government legislation. |
BREAKING NEWS: Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey
05/03/2026 Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has agreed to ‘simple asks’ on dementia, social care and motor neurone disease (MND) from Baroness Louise Casey. |
BREAKING NEWS: Baroness Casey makes five 'simple asks' of Streeting
05/03/2026 Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting with five ‘simple' social care asks. |
'Inconsistent' and 'variable': mixed review for SEND services
03/03/2026 SEND services in Sunderland have been described as ‘inconsistent’ and ‘variable’ by regulators. |
'Social care reform caught in political catch-22,' report finds
02/03/2026 Social care reform is caught in a political catch-22 with Government frightened to tackle the issue, according to a new report. |
Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
26/02/2026 IJBs have reached a critical point in Scotland with a significant risk they will become financially unsustainable, according to Accounts Commission. |
Reform UK council denies private hospital plans
19/02/2026 Derbyshire County Council has denied it planned to set up a private hospital at its Matlock headquarters. |
Health and social care integration plans receive £7.1m boost
18/02/2026 Plans for health and social care integration in Powys, mid-Wales have received a £7.1m funding boost. |
