Council and ICB award preventative services contract

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.

Regulations to tackle alcohol misuse in Wales passed

By Liz Wells 04 February 2026

A landmark policy to help reduce deaths and harm from excess alcohol use is to be extended in Wales.

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.

Three in four cancer patients will survive long term by 2035, says Government

By Lee Peart 04 February 2026

Three in four patients will be cancer free or living well after five years by 2035 under the Government’s National Cancer Plan.

First baby bundles land on doorsteps in Wales

By Liz Wells 02 February 2026

Welsh Government-funded ‘baby bundles’, a gift of essential supplies, have started to be delivered to expectant families in Flying Start areas of Wales.

'Is it enough?' MPs to probe Child Poverty Strategy

By Lee Peart 29 January 2026

MPs will examine whether the Government is doing enough to tackle child poverty in a new joint inquiry.

The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.

National mental health crisis plan launched by charities

By Lee Peart 28 January 2026

A national crisis plan has been launched by leading charities alongside a survey showing three-quarters of parents are worried about their children’s mental health.

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.

AI and robot pilot to provide earlier detection of lung cancer

By Lee Peart 27 January 2026

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is pioneering earlier lung cancer diagnosis through an AI and robot pilot.

Local cycling facilities programme saves NHS £13.1m

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

The Places to Ride programme - the largest investment in community cycling facilities launched in 2019 - saved the NHS £13.1m, new research reveals.