Millions of children go hungry over summer holidays, Labour say
London boroughs warn of £540m care crisis
Government announces over £3m to support children with mental health issues
Over 10 million patients in hospitals with ‘dangerous pollution levels’
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NHS Health Checks to be ‘modernised’, health secretary says
16/08/2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock has launched a review of NHS Health Checks with the aim of moving away from standardised checks towards more tailored programmes. |
New partnership to boost HealthTech innovation across Leeds
15/08/2019 A new cross-sector partnership has been signed to boost health technology innovation across the Leeds City Region. |
Air pollution could be causing a third of child asthma cases, study warns
08/08/2019 Air pollution could be the cause of up to a third of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe, according to a new study. |
Dementia causes one in ten deaths, new figures show
07/08/2019 Dementia and Alzheimer's disease were the cause of more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales last year, according to new figures. |
Campaigners call for 'calorie tax' to tackle obesity
07/08/2019 Companies producing high-calorie foods should be taxed to help tackle the 'obesity crisis', campaigners have demanded. |
‘Chaotic’ children’s home shut down
05/08/2019 A council-run children’s home in Lancashire has closed down after an Ofsted inspection rated it as ‘inadequate’. |
Johnson unveils £1.8bn NHS cash boost
05/08/2019 Council leaders have warned the £1.8bn cash injection into the NHS will only be effective if the adult social care funding crisis is also addressed. |
New guidance to help councils support unpaid carers
02/08/2019 Health experts have issued guidance on how council staff and other professionals can help support unpaid carers. |
System struggling to cope with 'explosion' of older children in care, Commissioner warns
01/08/2019 The system is struggling to cope with the increasing number of older children going into care over the past five years, a new report has warned today. |
Nottinghamshire councils apologise for ‘decades’ of child abuse
01/08/2019 Nottinghamshire councils have apologised for letting survivors ‘down in worst possible way’ after an inquiry found hundreds of children were abused in care. |
Council leaders join call for fairer public health funding
01/08/2019 Local authorities have backed a call by Cancer Research for the new Government to increase public health funding. |
Newham Council installs nearly 100 air quality monitors in schools
30/07/2019 The London Borough of Newham has announced it will be installing 96 air quality monitoring tubes in schools across its area in an effort to tackle air pollution. |
Foster carers need ‘more support’ to look after LGBTQ young people
30/07/2019 More support is needed for foster carers looking after LGBTQ young people, new study says. |
Councils report 'worrying rise' in body image drugs
29/07/2019 Council leaders have reported a ‘worrying’ increase in the number of people using illegal and dangerous body enhancing drugs. |
Agencies ‘let down’ Down’s Syndrome woman with scabies
26/07/2019 A safeguarding report has concluded that local agencies in Hackney ‘could have worked better together’ after the death of a woman with Down's Syndrome. |
Over 40% of emergency hospital admissions ‘avoidable'
25/07/2019 Council chiefs have called for more resources to recruit care home staff after research shows four in 10 hospital admissions from care homes could be avoided. |
Government should ‘prioritise’ accessible house building, charity says
25/07/2019 Better advice and support is needed to help people move into a more suitable home in later life, according to housing experts. |
Charity calls for ‘strong leadership’ to integrate support for disabled children
24/07/2019 Strong leadership is needed to streamline and integrate support for disabled children, according to campaigners. |
Prevention green paper blasted as ‘shopping list of half-complete ideas’
23/07/2019 Local authority leaders have criticised the Government’s prevention green paper as a ‘missed opportunity’ which neglects the role councils play in delivering public health services. |
Blackpool Council to keep control of children’s services
23/07/2019 Blackpool Council will keep control of its children’s services following an independent three-month review. |
Around 770,000 denied support during social care green paper delay
22/07/2019 Nearly 800,000 people have been denied state help during the social care green paper delay, an elderly persons charity has said. |
Elderly people in rural communities have less social care provision, report warns
19/07/2019 The way adult social care is funded has led to deep inequalities in provision, the Salvation Army has warned. |
Impact of Integrated Care Fund 'remains unclear'
18/07/2019 The impact of the Integrated Care Fund in Wales remains ‘unclear’ despite a £385m investment, the Auditor General has warned today. |
Whitehall urged to adopt ‘social model’ for dealing with mental health issues
17/07/2019 MPs and social workers have called on the Government to recognise the role of social factors when treating people with mental illnesses. |
Homeless people denied access to healthcare, study finds
17/07/2019 Homeless people are being denied access to basic healthcare, a new study has revealed. |
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. |
Javid announces ‘public health duty’ to tackle violent crime
15/07/2019 Sajid Javid will this week announce a new legal duty which will require local authorities and other public bodies to prevent and tackle serious violence. |
Hinds launches £9m mental health training scheme
12/07/2019 Pupils struggling with mental health are to benefit from more 'joined up care and support', education secretary Damien Hinds has announced. |
Whitehall announces £135m for health and social care system
11/07/2019 The Government has announced a multi-million pound investment to help tackle the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years. |
Deaf children face ‘radio aid lottery’
11/07/2019 Local authority leaders have hit back against a claim that councils are failing to provide aids to deaf children. |
Free HPV vaccination to be offered to boys
09/07/2019 Local authority leaders have welcomed an announcement that from boys will be offered the free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the first time. |
Dementia sufferers spend £15bn while waiting for care reforms
09/07/2019 Long-term sustainable funding must be provided to help support people with dementia, local government leaders have demanded. |
Over half of unpaid carers ‘unable’ to save for retirement
09/07/2019 Funding cuts are making it increasingly difficult to support unpaid carers, local government leaders have warned. |
Air pollution ‘shortening the lives of children’, report reveals
08/07/2019 A new study has revealed that air pollution could be shortening the lives of children in Birmingham by seven months. |
Council apologises for misinforming homeless teenager about their rights
05/07/2019 Essex County Council has apologised for turning away homeless children from care following a judicial review and has committed to better train its social workers. |
Primary school children targeted for ‘county lines’ drug trafficking
05/07/2019 The response from statutory agencies to ‘county lines’ drug dealing is ‘too often haphazard’, a charity warns as new report reveals children as young as seven are being exploited by criminal gangs. |
Councils demand social care green paper within ten weeks
04/07/2019 Council leaders have demanded the Government to publish the much-delayed social care green paper before Parliament goes into recess in September. |
MPs call for £8bn to be invested into ‘struggling’ care system
04/07/2019 MPs have called on the Government to inject £8bn into the struggling social care system to restore it to pre-austerity levels. |
Health and wellbeing boards make ‘real difference’, council chiefs say
03/07/2019 Boards set up to promote collaboration between health and social care professionals are achieving success, according to local government leaders. |
Adoptive families ‘fighting losing battle’ for support
02/07/2019 Adopted children are twice as likely not to be in employment, education or training as their peers, according to the first ever UK-wide assessment of adoption. |
Majority of young people experience mental health issues, poll reveals
02/07/2019 Three in five young people have experienced a mental health problem or are close to someone who has, according to a new survey. |
Council chiefs warn of ‘children’s mental health crisis’
01/07/2019 Local authority leaders have warned that social services are seeing more than 560 cases of children with mental health disorders every day – an increase of more than 50% in just four years. |
Criminals making £100m a year from London’s illegal tobacco trade
28/06/2019 Illegal tobacco trade in London is bringing crime into communities and undermining stop smoking efforts, London Councils has warned today. |
Over 500,000 social housing tenants in poverty due to smoking
27/06/2019 Over half a million social housing tenants are living in poverty due to the cost of smoking, anti-smoking campaigners say. |
Thousands of older people impacted by care home closures, survey reveals
27/06/2019 Survey of social care directors has revealed that thousands of older and disabled people have been impacted by care home closures after a decade of cuts. |
Carers increasingly ‘depressed’, survey reveals
25/06/2019 Carers are feeling stressed and depressed working in what is an increasingly over-stretched and underfunded care system, a new survey has revealed. |
Council-led programmes to fight childhood obesity launched
25/06/2019 The Government is to fund five council-led programmes to tackle childhood obesity. |
Thousands of overspill beds being used for routine care, report says
24/06/2019 Hospital beds that are supposed to be used only during emergencies and periods of high demand are being utilised for routine care, investigation reveals. |
Cuts impacting on oral health in care homes, council chiefs warn
24/06/2019 Care home residents are not supported to ‘maintain and improve’ their oral health, the national health and social care regulator has revealed. |
Service launched to help 55,000 children who are addicted to gambling
24/06/2019 The NHS has announced the launch of the health service’s first young people’s gambling addiction service to help tackle the ‘scourge’ of problem gambling. |
The June issue of Local Government News contains the full details of all the winning schemes in the 2019 Street Design Awards. From Children's Play to Pedestrian Environment, find out who has been recognised for their innovation and use of best practice.
This issue also explores how local government pension funds can hedge currency risk, how councils can best address the shortfall in school places, and an update on the number of authorities banning the use of Roundup over safety fears.
