Pandemic highlights health inequalities
Black people are nearly twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than white people, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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Frontline worker tests
All essential workers in England – and members of their household – will now be eligible for coronavirus tests, it was announced as first was going to press.
Latest ONS statistics
Around one in six coronavirus-related deaths occurred outside hospitals – including in care homes – according to the latest Office for National Statistics figures.
£1.6bn care boost to free hospital beds
Patients who no longer need urgent hospital treatment will be helped to return home, making at least 30,000 beds available during the coronavirus outbreak, after councils received £1.6 billion in extra funding.
Fake alcohol warning
As partygoers prepared for the busiest night of the year on New Year’s Eve, the LGA issued safety advice warning people to avoid cheap and dangerous counterfeit alcohol being sold by rogue retailers.
PrEP: the HIV game changer
Local government has played a key role in helping reduce the number of new diagnoses of HIV – and the roll-out of PrEP could help us reduce infection further
Addressing challenges in public health through research
The stunning improvements in health over the past two decades are built on a strong foundation of research.
Improving workplace wellbeing
Looking back over 30 years of work in a variety of roles, I can honestly say that work has generally been good for me. So why isn’t everyone feeling the same?
Rough sleeping: a health and care approach
The most vulnerable rough sleepers need effective and integrated services tailored to their needs to help them get off the streets.
‘Missed opportunity’ on public health
The Government’s Green Paper on preventing ill-health is a “missed opportunity” to make the most of councils’ public health role and expertise, the LGA has said.