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).

SEND services offer inconsistent experiences and outcomes

By Lee Peart 11 February 2026

An Ofsted inspection of SEND services in Buckinghamshire has ‘found inconsistent experiences and outcomes’ for children and young people.

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