Social housing conditions 'barely improved' since pandemic, MPs say
By William Eichler 09 February 2026
The conditions in England’s social housing have ‘barely improved’ since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly 430,000 homes still failing to meet the current minimum standard, MPs say.
Council and ICB award preventative services contract
By Lee Peart 06 February 2026
A Preventative Services Contract for Adults has been awarded to three organisations by Shropshire Council and Shropshire ICB.
Shared dataset provides joined up care for older people
By Lee Peart 06 February 2026
A £2.4m research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by NIHR ARC East of England, has shown that a minimum dataset (MDS) can be distilled to ...
PM announces £800m Pride in Place expansion
By William Eichler 05 February 2026
The Government has today announced that 40 additional areas will join the Pride in Place programme to help drive regeneration.
Call for extension of funding for early years' services
By Lee Peart 04 February 2026
Council leaders have said disparities in funding provision for Family Hubs services restricts their ability to deliver integrated health and education provision.
The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government
28 January 2026
Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.
Scottish social care undermined by 'systemic underinvestment'
By William Eichler 27 January 2026
Social care in Scotland is undermined by the ‘systemic underinvestment’ in prevention and early intervention delivered by social work and social care services, a new report finds.
Healthcare to come to the high street
By Lee Peart 27 January 2026
Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, has revealed plans to bring healthcare services to the community.
Concern as UK loses WHO measles elimination status
By Lee Peart 27 January 2026
Concern has been voiced by health leaders following news the UK had lost its WHO measles elimination status.
EXCLUSIVE: Government fails on mental health funding pledge
By Dan Peters 21 January 2026
The Government has failed to directly fund a pledge to give 60% of pupils access to a mental health support team (MHST) by March, it has emerged.
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Strategic Director of Adult Social Care an
circa £130,000 p.a.
Tameside, Greater Manchestercirca £130,000 p.a.
Assistant Director – Adult Social Care & Health
£99,453 (plus pay award pending)
Sefton (Metropolitan borough), Merseyside£99,453 (plus pay award pending)
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