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Hard truths facing the NHS
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Hard truths facing the NHS

By Matthew Taylor | 21 July 2026

As Andy Burnham arrives at No10, Matthew Taylor argues that real NHS transformation demands upfront investment, a twin-track approach that moves faster where local leadership is strong and the cour...

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Neighbourhood health cannot exist without local government

By Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE | 08 July 2026

As the Local Government Association launches a new online Neighbourhood Heath Hub this week, Cllr...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Wes' end of term report

By Matthew Taylor | 03 June 2026

Matthew Taylor looks back on Wes Streeting’s time at the helm of the Department of Health and Soc...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Rethinking the Better Care Fund

By Mark Palethorpe | 22 April 2026

Moving integrated care from rhetoric to reality calls for an urgent review of how resources like ...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Closing the collaboration gap

By Victor Adebowale | 02 April 2026

Victor Adebowale looks at how to move from rhetoric to reality and make collaboration between loc...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

How tech can help support underserved residents

By James Townsend | 29 July 2025

Technology offers on-demand, scalable and sustainable solutions that can work alongside councils ...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Making a 'neighbourhood health service' a reality

By Alison Griffin | 22 June 2025

Health and care partners in the capital are coming together to make visions of a ‘neighbourhood h...

HEALTH

Finding flickers of light

By Matthew Taylor | 03 June 2025

Despite the obstacles to multi-agency working, there are green shoots in joint efforts to produce...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Beyond the border skirmish

By Matthew Taylor | 25 November 2024

Local government and health colleagues must look beyond inter-service squabbles to the bigger pic...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Changing the curve

By Matthew Taylor | 13 November 2024

Matthew Taylor explains why nothing less than a ‘fundamental system redesign’ via integration is ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Resisting a NCS power grab

By Aidan Rave | 09 October 2024

In the light of council leaders’ decision to withdraw their support for the Scottish Government’s...

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