Tier 3 communities in North and Midlands set to miss out on millions from key business support grant in run up to Christmas.
A new report says that, in the wake of the pandemic, there is a window of opportunity to build an improved public health system.
The DHSC has said that people taking PCR swab tests are receiving their results faster, thanks to improving turnaround times.
The government has revealed the full list of local restriction tiers by area from 2 December 2020.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £6.3 billion cash increase in NHS spending in 2021-22, compared to 2020-1.
The National Audit office has found that price rises for personal protective equipment earlier this year cost taxpayers about £10 billion.
Some people sleeping rough in some areas could be forced to stay out in the cold this winter to avoid a risk of infection in unsafe settings.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has provided further details of the government’s Covid Winter Plan to MPs, setting out post-lockdown rules.
London Councils has that adult social care should receive the same funding increases as the NHS to safeguard London’s future resilience.
Temporary ‘pods’ are being provided to care homes across Wales to better facilitate visits over Christmas and the winter months.
The LGA says that coronavirus has exposed existing health inequalities which need to be levelled up if we are to protect our communities in future.
The government has announced that care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests.
The Centre for Ageing Better has reported that coronavirus risks setting people in mid-life on a path to poverty and ill-health in old age.
The National Care Forum has said that £500 million in extra government funding is needed to make care homes safe in the run-up to Christmas.
The government has not been transparent about suppliers and services when it scrambled to award £18 billion worth of coronavirus contracts.