City of York Council set to expand smoke control area to improve air quality
By Liz Wells 27 February 2026
City of York Council is set to expand its Smoke Control Area (SCA) to cover the entire city, in a major step towards cleaner air and healthier communities.
Councils and ICB strengthen health and social care partnership
By Lee Peart 27 February 2026
A formal agreement to provide joined-up health and social care services in Lancashire and South Cumbria has been announced.
Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
By Lee Peart 26 February 2026
Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland with a significant risk they will become financially unsustainable within the next 12 to 24 months, according to the Accoun...
Leading neighbourhood health
By Lee Peart 25 February 2026
Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model
Call for mental health hubs in every local authority
By Lee Peart 23 February 2026
The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) has called for a mental health Early Support Hub in every local authority.
Lengthy waits for SEND services highlighted by Ofsted
By Lee Peart 23 February 2026
Lengthy waits for SEND services have been highlighted in Ofsted reports for Local Area Partnerships in Blackburn with Darwen and Walsall.
Reform UK council denies private hospital plans
By Lee Peart 19 February 2026
Derbyshire County Council has denied it planned to set up a private hospital at its Matlock headquarters.
Minimum income guarantee for disabled adults to rise 7%
By Lee Peart 18 February 2026
The amount that working age adults must keep after paying for home care will rise by 7% from April 2026.
Health and social care integration plans receive £7.1m boost
By Lee Peart 18 February 2026
Plans for health and social care integration in Powys, mid-Wales have received a £7.1m funding boost.
Government to pay off 90% of SEND deficits
By Martin Ford 11 February 2026
The Government will provide funding for 90% of English councils’ deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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