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13 Mar 20
City of Edinburgh Council has allocated £2m of a £7.43m award from the Scottish Government’s recent budget to tackle impacts from the coronavirus outbreak.
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4 Mar 20
The Royal College of Paediatric and Children’s Health has called for the reversal of £1bn of real term cuts to the public health grant for local authorities.
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26 Feb 20
Auditors warn of “serious financial concerns” at one of the bodies responsible for planning health and social care services across Scotland.
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3 Feb 20
The government has promised an extra £20m towards developing new vaccines for epidemics, including for three programmes aimed at immunising against the deadly coronavirus.
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24 Jan 20
Local authority leisure services are in desperate need of investment with nearly a quarter now almost 20 years old, council leaders have said.
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5 Nov 19
Public health cuts worth nearly £900m over the last five years in England have impacted communities that need the funding most, research has found.
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9 Oct 19
Local bodies must put more emphasis on keeping records of their spend on preventing ill health, CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman told a health conference today.
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6 Sep 19
Ministers should make extra public health funding available to councils based on demographic factors, a think-tank has suggested.
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13 Aug 19
A tax on “excessive calories” in food has been mooted by a campaign group, which said the move could mirror the widely-acknowledged success of the soft drinks industry levy introduced last year.
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25 Jul 19
Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
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23 Jul 19
The government’s prevention green paper has been branded a “missed opportunity” by local government and health bodies.
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12 Jul 19
Cases of type two diabetes in children and young people in England and Wales have soared by 47% in the last five years, according to new research released by the Local Government Association today.
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10 Jul 19
Government must look to shift health spending more towards prevention, health leaders have urged.
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1 Jul 19
Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
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12 Jun 19
The government has been urged by two leading charities to reverse £1bn in “short-sighted” cuts to public health funding, which they warn will directly impact long-term health and increase strain on...
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11 Jun 19
The government urged for public health services’ commissioning to be more joined-up, as it confirmed the responsibility would remain with local authorities.
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28 May 19
Our health and social care services will suffer if the government does not invest in public health, says Cancer Research UK’s Alison Cox.
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14 May 19
The time is right for a “system-wide rethink” on public health investment, CIPFA has said.
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9 May 19
Charities, mayors, think-tanks and umbrella groups have called on the health and communities secretaries to increase investment in public health.
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11 Mar 19
Health minister Nicola Blackwood has announced up to £56m of funding for research into climate change, calling it “one of the biggest challenges” facing public health.
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26 Feb 19
Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
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15 Feb 19
The wellbeing of people can have a significant effect on public services, argues the Resolution Foundation’s George Bangham.
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21 Dec 18
Cutting public health grant will heap pressure on the NHS, councils leaders and a health think-tank have said.
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5 Nov 18
Local government has a “vital” role to play as the government pivots towards preventive healthcare – but cuts to public health budgets need to be reversed.
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1 Oct 18
Councils need more consistent and better data to call for increased funds to support unpaid carers, a statutory health network has urged.
13 Mar 20City of Edinburgh Council has allocated £2m of a £7.43m award from the Scottish Government’s recent budget to tackle impacts from the coronavirus outbreak.
4 Mar 20The Royal College of Paediatric and Children’s Health has called for the reversal of £1bn of real term cuts to the public health grant for local authorities.
26 Feb 20Auditors warn of “serious financial concerns” at one of the bodies responsible for planning health and social care services across Scotland.
3 Feb 20The government has promised an extra £20m towards developing new vaccines for epidemics, including for three programmes aimed at immunising against the deadly coronavirus.
24 Jan 20Local authority leisure services are in desperate need of investment with nearly a quarter now almost 20 years old, council leaders have said.
5 Nov 19Public health cuts worth nearly £900m over the last five years in England have impacted communities that need the funding most, research has found.
9 Oct 19Local bodies must put more emphasis on keeping records of their spend on preventing ill health, CIPFA’s chief executive Rob Whiteman told a health conference today.
6 Sep 19Ministers should make extra public health funding available to councils based on demographic factors, a think-tank has suggested.
13 Aug 19A tax on “excessive calories” in food has been mooted by a campaign group, which said the move could mirror the widely-acknowledged success of the soft drinks industry levy introduced last year.
25 Jul 19Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
12 Jul 19Cases of type two diabetes in children and young people in England and Wales have soared by 47% in the last five years, according to new research released by the Local Government Association today.
10 Jul 19Government must look to shift health spending more towards prevention, health leaders have urged.
1 Jul 19Council leaders have warned of a child mental health crisis after the number of disorders recorded in England increased by more than half in just four years.
12 Jun 19The government has been urged by two leading charities to reverse £1bn in “short-sighted” cuts to public health funding, which they warn will directly impact long-term health and increase strain on...
28 May 19Our health and social care services will suffer if the government does not invest in public health, says Cancer Research UK’s Alison Cox.
9 May 19Charities, mayors, think-tanks and umbrella groups have called on the health and communities secretaries to increase investment in public health.
11 Mar 19Health minister Nicola Blackwood has announced up to £56m of funding for research into climate change, calling it “one of the biggest challenges” facing public health.
26 Feb 19Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
15 Feb 19The wellbeing of people can have a significant effect on public services, argues the Resolution Foundation’s George Bangham.
5 Nov 18Local government has a “vital” role to play as the government pivots towards preventive healthcare – but cuts to public health budgets need to be reversed.
1 Oct 18Councils need more consistent and better data to call for increased funds to support unpaid carers, a statutory health network has urged.
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