The National Institute for Health and Care Research has made a significant investment in local government research capacity recently, through the establishment of 30 Health Determinants Research Collaborations (HDRCs) across the UK – each receiving £5m over five years.
More than two million free toothbrushes and toothpastes have been given to children in disadvantaged communities as part of local councils’ delivery of the national supervised toothbrushing programme.
At Alexandra Rose, we believe access to healthy food is one of the most powerful tools for tackling health inequalities.
The crucial role of councils in delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England must be recognised, the LGA has said.
Increasing the number of occupational therapists working in councils would help meet government health goals, a new report by the LGA says.
The Government is being urged to introduce a national health inequalities strategy to tackle England’s widening health gap, in a new report from the LGA.
A survey by the Institute of Health Visiting has found an increase in complex needs among families, alongside a severe shortage of health visitors and significant disparities in service provision.
Better targeting of existing money spent on health prevention could deliver an extra £11 billion annual return on investment, according to the NHS Confederation.
Men in England are facing “a silent health crisis”, dying nearly four years earlier than women, while suffering disproportionately higher rates of cancers, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
What have we learned about the role of integrated care partnerships in health and social care?