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HEALTH

HMJ: Health MOTs to be offered alongside COVID-19 and flu jabs

23 June 2021

People will be offered a health check when they have a top-up COVID vaccination or flu jab this a...

HEALTH

HMJ: Long COVID hubs for children

23 June 2021

The NHS will invest an additional £100m to deliver specialist services for adults and children wi...

SCOTLAND

Sturgeon and Burnham in travel ban spat

By Martin Ford | 22 June 2021

Political leaders in Scotland and Greater Manchester have been involved in angry exchanges follow...

ENVIRONMENT

Embracing a greener tourism economy in Great Yarmouth

By Sheila Oxtoby | 22 June 2021

Great Yarmouth is engaged with European partners and Norfolk CC on working towards a greener tour...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Cities are not mere delivery agents for nations

By Cllr Nick Forbes | 22 June 2021

All the global cities at the first 'G7 U7' summit were on the frontline during the pandemic, says...

FINANCE

Self-isolation payments 'failing' workers

By Martin Ford | 21 June 2021

Two out of three people applying for self-isolation payments are being rejected, according to new...

HEALTH

Commission calls for local government to chair ICS partnerships

By Ann McGauran | 18 June 2021

Local government leaders or metro mayors should chair Integrated care systems (ICSs) partnerships...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Virtual meetings have boosted local democracy, survey finds

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Nine in 10 councils believe local democracy has improved as a direct result of online council mee...

WHITEHALL

Khan: Councils on the frontline of tackling extremism

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2021

Local authorities are on the ‘frontline’ of the battle against extremism, an adviser to Prime Min...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

COVID vaccines to be mandatory for care home staff

By Laura Sharman | 17 June 2021

The Government has confirmed everyone working in a Care Quality Commission-registered care home i...