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THIRD SECTOR

COVID has highlighted the importance of community 'bridges'

By Andrew Laird | 17 November 2020

Andrew Laird and Chris Wright put the case for working through ‘community bridge’ organisations t...

HEALTH

The coming weeks are critical for testing

By Cllr George Duggins | 16 November 2020

Cllr George Duggins says the roll-out of lateral flow testing is welcome news – but to oversee it...

HEALTH

Councils bid for vaccine role

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020

Councils have made a bid to play a key role in distributing the new coronavirus vaccine.

HEALTH

Report proposes sweeping tax increases

By Michael Burton | 11 November 2020

A new health and social care tax raising £17bn should be the centrepiece of sweeping tax increase...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Intelligence, tested

By Peter Baeck | 11 November 2020

Peter Baeck says an enhanced understanding of how to make the most of collective intelligence wil...

HEALTH

Healthy life expectancy target well off track, report finds

By Michael Burton | 10 November 2020

The Government is in danger of a lost decade with its target of increasing healthy life expectanc...

HEALTH

More than 50 councils to receive rapid COVID-19 tests

By Laura Sharman | 10 November 2020

More than 500,000 rapid COVID-19 tests will be sent to public health authorities this week as par...

HEALTH

The clock is ticking

By Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy | 10 November 2020

There is no path to economic recovery that does not involve controlling COVID-19, says Dr Jeanell...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Championing mental health

By Sarah Hughes | 04 November 2020

The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) 2020 is taking place virtually this w...

HEALTH

Get ready for a reset between Brexit and pandemics

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2020

Two reports from the IfG this week make for stark reading, just as we begin the second lockdown o...