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HEALTH

Addressing the mess

By Matthew Taylor | 03 October 2023

Key aspects of our systems of governance are broken, says Matthew Taylor, and radical reform is n...

HEALTH

Party conferences are a golden opportunity for districts

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 03 October 2023

In party conference season the hope is that collectively councillors can influence their party’s ...

HEALTH

A springboard to better wellbeing

By Dr Koen Bartels | 03 October 2023

Social prescribing is about more than health and represents a chance to transform relationships t...

WHITEHALL

LGA seeks assessment over mental health withdrawal cost

By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking an assessment of how cash saved when police att...

HEALTH

Rethinking our approach to the public health grant

By Lucy Hubber | 27 September 2023

Nottingham City Council believes its new approach to using the public health grant has been a cat...

HEALTH

Councils need support to save local lives

By Professor Jim McManus | 27 September 2023

The Government’s new suicide prevention strategy, while welcome, underplays the vital work being ...

FINANCE

Little evaluation of mental health outcomes in police pilot, MPs told

By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023

Police failed to evaluate mental health outcomes after trialling a controversial new approach to ...

HEALTH

Working with residents to secure their economic future

By Dr James Hickson | 18 September 2023

James Hickson looks at what can be done locally to support communities through the cost of living...

HEALTH

Shaping the future at the Summit

By Matt Prosser | 18 September 2023

Matt Prosser says while there has never been a more challenging time to work in local government,...

HEALTH

A whole council approach to tackling inequalities

By Ruth Du Plessis | 18 September 2023

The MJ Award winners St Helens set up an inequalities commission to understand the issues holding...