Embedding good health
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Embedding good health

By Sarah Muckle | 30 April 2025

It is a decade since responsibility for the Healthy Child Programme moved to local government. Sarah Muckle looks at the progress made as a result

PUBLIC HEALTH

Health inequalities are not inevitable

By Kelly O'Neill | 11 April 2025

Kelly O’Neill looks at how Hounslow LBC used the NHS England CORE20PLUS5 framework to identify re...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Funding commitment will keep us off the critical list

By Greg Fell | 10 April 2025

While the recent announcement of a real terms increase in the Public Health Grant allocation for ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Bridging the gap

By Louise Gittins | 01 April 2025

Cllr Louise Gittins says that with the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poo...

HEALTH

Future Forum: 'NHS is stuck on its own hamster wheel'

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2025

Taking public health out of the NHS made it easier for the health service to avoid thinking about...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Transforming the world one run at a time

By Lisa McNally | 10 February 2025

Parkrun generates tangible health, wellbeing and economic benefits in Worcestershire without the ...

POLITICS

Government increases public health grant by 5.4%

By Lee Peart | 07 February 2025

A £200m boost to public health services from 2024-25 has been announced by the Government.

HEALTH

Rays of hope for health

By Katherine Merrifield | 03 February 2025

Katherine Merrifield says that while the Devolution White Paper and the funding settlement set ou...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Councils to take part in national pandemic exercise

By Martin Ford | 17 January 2025

Local authorities will take part in the UK’s largest-ever pandemic exercise later this year.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Planning for health

By Darrell Gale | 21 November 2024

Darrell Gale examines ways of strengthening partnerships between planning and public health, incl...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Supporting climate action for the sake of health

By Cllr Pete Sudbury | 01 November 2024

Climate action isn't just about safeguarding the planet's future; it's about improving our health...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing

Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist

£52,584 - £55,620

We are looking for an experienced, autonomous and highly motivated practitioner Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Lead Compliance Officer - WMF2113e

£55,119 - £57,362

Predominantly a rural county world famous for its stunning scenery Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council