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LGA demands ministerial forum on health

The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded a greater voice for councils in reforming the NHS.

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By Martin Ford | 01 July 2025
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The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded a greater voice for councils in reforming the NHS.

LGA chair Louise Gittins said ‘health does not begin in hospitals' and the ‘NHS cannot deliver a healthier society on its own' in her keynote address to the annual conference this afternoon.

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