NHS and political leadership
Integration is not an end in itself – it is key to improving the health and lives of local people.
Integration is not an end in itself – it is key to improving the health and lives of local people.
Transferring public health to councils has created huge opportunities to improve community wellbeing.
Continuing uncertainty around councils’ public health funding risks exacerbating a growing crisis of demand for support services, including for drug and alcohol treatment, the LGA has warned.
The Spending Review provides an opportunity to level up our communities and tackle health inequalities.
The Government has been urged to increase spending on recovery services and treatment for drug addicts by an independent review led by Dame Carol Black.
Inequalities in health services, employment, housing and many other issues are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of minority ethnic people.
A better future for public health is possible, with local government at its heart.
For decades, local authorities have held lead responsibility for commissioning services to provide care and recovery for people struggling with drug or alcohol addiction.
Councils’ public health funding grant will be maintained but not increased in 2021 – a decision labelled “extremely short-sighted” by the LGA in its response to last month’s Spending Review.