ICSs ‘should focus on health promotion’
An independent review of integrated care systems (ICS) has called for a shift in focus and resources from treating illness to promoting health.
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Call for ministers to ‘recommit’ to sugar levy
Councils are calling for the Government to recommit to the sugar levy, after the University of Cambridge published one of the first long-term studies into its effectiveness.
Warning sounded over health visitor shortages
Councils are warning of growing shortages in the number of local health visitors, in response to a report by the Institute of Health Visiting.
Women’s health strategy launched
The Government has published the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England, to tackle the gender health gap.
£300m for drug treatment and recovery services
The first allocations of more than £300 million over the next three years to strengthen drug treatment and recovery services in 50 local authority areas have been announced.
Weight management funding ‘reallocated’
Government funding for council-commissioned weight management services will not be renewed in the current financial year, councils have been told.