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A partnership approach to weight loss medicines

18 August 2026

GP registrar and councillor Dr Olly Scargill discusses the findings of his report, The GLP-1 Population Health Project, and says better partnership working between the NHS and local authorities is ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems set out three tests for cross-party social care talks

By Lee Peart 18 August 2026

Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Helen Morgan has set out three tests for cross-party social care reform talks with the Government.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

North Devon Council to stage 'special meeting' amid maternity unit closure concerns

13 August 2026

North Devon Council is to stage a ‘special meeting’ next week amid concerns around the temporary closure ‘with little notice’ of the area’s maternity unit.

PREVENTION

Burnham announces vape and betting shop clampdown

By Dan Peters 12 August 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed giving councils powers to prevent betting shops, adult gaming centres and vape shops from opening on high streets.

WORKFORCE

Reablement workers to strike over outsourcing plans

By Lee Peart 11 August 2026

Reablement workers in Gloucestershire have voted for two weeks of strike action over plans to outsource their roles to a private company from 17 August.

PREVENTION

HBC completes £17m child technology centre in Sheffield

By Lee Peart 11 August 2026

HBC Construction Limited has completed work on the £17m National Centre for Child Health Technology (NCCHT) in Sheffield.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ICB confirms boundary changes following Government announcement

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

North East and North Cumbria ICB has confirmed its boundaries will align with combined combined authorities by 2028.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Scottish Government announces £90m to tackle NHS waiting lists

By Paul Day 29 July 2026

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £90 million to help reduce long waits for NHS treatment, with the funding aimed at increasing outpatient appointments and planned operations across the country.

PREVENTION