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Council leaders issue rally call for children’s vaccinations

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged parents and guardians to make sure their children’s ...

Mental Health News

Councils call for urgent investment in mental health services

Town hall leaders have called for urgent investment in mental health and other vital local ...

Care News

Councils and charities call for social care ‘reset’

A coalition of councils and charities has called for the beleaguered social care system to ...

Care News

14 people ‘wiped out’ financially by care bills each day

Thousands of older people have seen their life savings ‘wiped out’ through paying for their ...

Health News

Number of people who smoke continues to fall

Less than one in seven people still smoke, according to figures released by the Office ...

Children News Young People

Commissioner warns of a lost generation of teenagers

The Children’s Commissioner for England has warned thousands of teenagers are falling through the gaps ...

Care News

Social care COVID-19 death rates a ‘national scandal’

Unison has branded new figures which show that men working in social care are at ...

Care News

Government launches social care taskforce

The government has launched a new taskforce to support the social care sector and prevent ...

Adult News Social Care Management

Care services face more than £6bn in extra COVID-19 costs

Adult social care services may face more than £6.6bn in extra costs due to the ...

Children Families News

Councils demand powers to shut nurseries with COVID-19 clusters

Town hall leaders have called for the power to close nurseries and schools if testing ...