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Local government needs a funding framework that supports statutory services sustainably rather than relying on one-off borrowing to meet ongoing pressures, writes president of the Society of County...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Doubts over health and care integration agreements

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Doubts have been cast over the future of a key model for joint working between health and council...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

The severed links in health and care integration

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Despite recognition of the benefits of closer integration between health and social care, recent ...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Embedding the conditions for successful care collaboration

By Aidan Rave | 06 August 2026

Health and care integration hasn’t failed, we just don’t yet take it seriously enough, argues Aid...

FINANCE

Sorting the finances of social care

By Owen Mapley | 30 July 2026

In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement on social care Owen Mapley says it will take public...

DEVOLUTION

A mayor's journey shows why councils are essential partners in government

By Shabnum Mustapha | 30 July 2026

Shabnum Mustapha says Burnham’s mayoral experience highlights councils’ vital role in delivering ...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Lessons in demand from Japan

By Simon Fletcher | 29 July 2026

Keith Kelly and Simon Fletcher look at what Japan’s prevention-first approach can teach England’s...

NHS

NHS faces collapse without social care reform, says Burnham

By Lee Peart | 27 July 2026

The NHS will collapse without social care system reform, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.

FINANCE

Social care is main driver of councils' emergency funding requests

By Ann McGauran | 27 July 2026

Social care is ‘taking centre stage’ as the main factor driving councils’ requests for exceptiona...

FINANCE

Councils' financial pressures: The story behind rising EFS demand

By Joanne Pitt | 27 July 2026

Analysis by CIPFA of requests by councils for exceptional financial support (EFS) shows some are ...

PREVENTION

Neighbourhood health: Building prevention through community power

By Matt Skinner | 24 July 2026

With a new Prime Minister at the helm promising to help people to ‘live well’, Matt Skinner looks...