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.
Still too many unknowns
By Lee Peart 08 December 2025
Siva Anandaciva, director of policy, events and partnerships, The King’s Fund, gives his take on what the Autumn Budget means for health and social care
LGA calls for public health budget boost
By Lee Peart 05 November 2025
Local authority leaders are urging the Government to make significant public health funding commitments in the Autumn Budget to help deliver the ‘healthiest generation of children’.
Campaign launched to boost children's physical activity
By Lee Peart 03 November 2025
A Government campaign has been launched to boost children’s activity this winter.
Strategic partner
By Lee Peart 13 October 2025
Director of public health for Worcestershire, Professor Lisa McNally, explains how public health teams can be an indispensable strategic partner in the delivery of neighbourhood health.
Wider public health workforce will 'face shortages' without action
By Liz Wells 06 October 2025
The Royal Society of Public Health has revealed that professions such as pest control, food safety, and environmental health are facing recruitment and retention challenges that could 'pose signifi...
Tooth decay leading cause of hospital admissions among children
By Lee Peart 25 September 2025
Tooth outpaces other common childhood conditions, including acute tonsillitis, as the leading cause of hospital admissions among 5 to 9 year olds in England, new research has found.
Heavy drinkers 'more likely' to buy no/lo alcohol drinks
By Liz Wells 24 September 2025
People who drink at ‘risky’ levels are more likely to consume so-called no/lo alcohol drinks, new research reveals.
Streeting vows to take on food and drink industry 'vested interests'
By Lee Peart 10 September 2025
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to take on ‘vested interests’ in the food, alcohol and tobacco industries.
Record numbers benefit from Type 2 diabetes initiative
By Lee Peart 27 May 2025
A record 166,360 more adults in England benefit from an NHS initiative designed to prevent them developing Type 2 diabetes.
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