16/12/2020 - 15:43
A new report commends the way that Welsh local authorities and the third sector worked together during the coronavirus pandemic.
14/12/2020 - 12:12
London Councils is urging a rethink of national policy if the government is to have ‘any hope’ of meeting its homelessness reduction targets.
14/12/2020 - 09:19
The first 67 local authorities to start community testing programmes have been confirmed as part of government’s coronavirus Winter Plan.
11/12/2020 - 10:14
The NHS Test and Trace business plan sets out a strategy to increase the speed and reach of testing and tracing, working with local partnerships.
10/12/2020 - 10:02
Heightened anxiety during the pandemic has led to employees working longer hours and taking fewer sick days.
10/12/2020 - 09:29
The rapid shift to online platforms has led to the majority of consultation professionals changing the way they engage with local communities.
08/12/2020 - 08:20
A smaller proportion of positive coronavirus cases and their contacts are traced in more deprived areas than in less deprived areas.
08/12/2020 - 07:04
The poorest parts of England have seen the biggest cuts to councils' public health budgets, a new study from the IPPR North suggests.
07/12/2020 - 11:16
The proportion of people applying for fit notes from their GP for mental health reasons rose by six per cent during lockdown.
07/12/2020 - 10:15
Coronavirus testing for designated visitors of care home residents will start this week with a trial across five Scottish local authority areas.
01/12/2020 - 16:48
A new local contact tracing system for Leeds is set to boost the city’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.
01/12/2020 - 12:16
Details have been set out by the government to help local areas detect asymptomatic cases and offer a route out of the toughest restrictions.
01/12/2020 - 10:29
Nearly half of households surveyed at food banks during the summer owed money to the DWP due to loans and overpayments of benefits.
30/11/2020 - 15:58
A new public opinion poll has reinforced support for councils, councillors and council workers who have responded to coronavirus.
30/11/2020 - 11:18
Michael Gove has warned that hospitals risk being ‘overwhelmed’ with coronavirus cases if MPs do not back new tier restrictions.
