King's Speech: Waiting lists, prevention and mental health top health agenda
KING'S SPEECH

King's Speech: Waiting lists, prevention and mental health top health agenda

By Lee Peart | 17 July 2024

Reducing waiting times, prevention and improving mental health provision topped Labour’s agenda in today’s King’s Speech but there were no social care reforms.

HEALTH

Removing poverty's toll on health

By Greg Fell | 11 June 2024

As well as tackling the current poverty crisis, the next government must take a long-term, preven...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lib Dems in public health cuts reversal pledge

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2024

The Lib Dems have pledged a £1bn-a-year investment to reverse cuts to the public health grant.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Active ever after

By Lisa McNally | 21 May 2024

Reducing inequalities in activity requires a shift in service aims, engagement and consultation, ...

HEALTH

The case for a new Public Health Act

By Greg Fell | 07 May 2024

Greg Fell makes the case for a new and all-encompassing Public Health Act, and says preventing pe...

HEALTH

The right therapy to save our councils

30 April 2024

Local government will face increasing workload pressures in the coming decade, but a vision for a...

HEALTH

NHS Confederation chief rejects call for councils to take health role

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024

Dramatic proposals to devolve health responsibilities to local authorities have been rejected by ...

HEALTH

Public health directors call for better regulation of private rented sector

By William Eichler | 04 April 2024

Public health directors have welcomed measures aimed at improving social housing but called for m...

PUBLIC HEALTH

4 wheel drive woman on... health

03 April 2024

Darling, I know it is a fairtrade organic vegan chocolate egg from Whole Foods, so it’s very heal...

HEALTH

Reducing infant mortality in Sheffield

By Greg Fell | 06 March 2024

No one element made the difference when it came to reducing Sheffield’s disproportionately high i...

PUBLIC HEALTH

When prevention is the real cure

By Greg Fell | 06 March 2024

Greg Fell draws from examples across the British Isles to highlight some of the work done by dire...

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