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QUEENS SPEECH

Queen's Speech: Mental health laws to be overhauled

By William Eichler | 10 May 2022

Government will reform mental health laws to make it harder to detain people and to stop the disp...

HEALTH

Only 14% trust Government to solve cost of living crisis

09 May 2022

Two thirds of people do not have confidence in national politicians to tackle the growing cost of...

HEALTH

Call for remote meetings after COVID controversy

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2022

Calls for new powers enabling councils to hold remote and hybrid meetings have been renewed after...

HEALTH

Taking Integrated Care Systems to the next level

By Phil Hope | 03 May 2022

Phil Hope of the Health Devolution Commission looks at emerging best practice approaches for Inte...

HEALTH

Bill passes as intervention powers reined in

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2022

The Health and Care Bill has officially received Royal Assent following months of wrangling betwe...

HEALTH

Better Outcomes, Better Lives in Manchester

By Bernadette Enright | 27 April 2022

Bernadette Enright says Manchester is starting to see the impact of its programme of transformati...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Doing the right thing for children

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2022

With the direction of the Government’s policies for schools and SEND becoming clearer, the new pr...

HEALTH

No child should be at the mercy of a postcode lottery

By Steve Crocker | 25 April 2022

We need a national conversation about the way our mental health system fails too many children an...

HEALTH

Highways improvement comes top of pre-elections poll

By William Eichler | 21 April 2022

Half of Britons believe the improvement of roads and pavements should be prioritised, according t...

HEALTH

Zero progress on climate but devo can keep things on track

By Grace Newcombe | 20 April 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper’s relative silence on net zero represents a huge missed opportunity ...