The term ‘winter pressures’ is a phrase we hear regularly during that busy season, as hospitals struggle to meet demand – but what does it mean in practice? That’s what my scrutiny committee wanted to find out when we discussed this issue earlier in the year.
The social networks with which young people interact, their methods of communication and the organisations representing them are often much more fluid and dynamic than for other groups of residents.
Councils take the need to make sound and transparent decisions extremely seriously.
Of all the functions you might be asked to undertake in your role as a councillor, chairing meetings is arguably one of the most important.
In 2017, local government colleagues faced the challenge of dealing with the most devastating emergencies we can imagine.
In the challenging world of local government, cooperative and collaborative working between all those involved in the governance and operation of a council has never been more important.
More people than ever have diabetes and are at risk of type 2 diabetes. If nothing changes, warns Diabetes UK, more than five million people will have the condition in the UK by 2025.