There increasing numbers of children being formally excluded from school, and a much bigger number who leave school and do not return to mainstream education, supported by the offrolling. An IPPR looks at the issue, what happens to the children, and what can be done to ensure such children do not lead a socially excluded…
The reports covered in this briefing provide more evidence of the importance of walking and examples of the kind of initiatives that could be introduced to make cities in Ireland safer and more pleasant to walk around.
The NAO has found that the Care Quality Commission has improved but needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if it is to sustain further improvement. What further action does the CQC need to take to address the risks to people’s care.
The Government is consulting on how to introduce new duties on local authorities from April 2018 under the Children and Social Work Act 2017. The duties are on the corporate parenting principles for looked after children, the local offer and support for former looked after children up to the age of 25. Consultation closes on…
The Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage investment fund is open to organisations working with individuals from lower socio-economic groups wanting to use physical activity to improve lives and support positive change. This briefing will be of interest to local authority sports, leisure and public health commissioners, and community sport organisations.
It is now widely recognised that walking has a key role to play in addressing many of the serious public health concerns facing cities. This briefing summarises a range of reports on walking and looks at examples of what is being done to create places which are attractive for pedestrians.
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care. It is intended to be a digested read and provides links to the source documentation of major reports for further consideration.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has investigated the facts about NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding and how this is accessed.
This briefing focusses primarily on a recent Marmot briefing on life expectancy but also refers to other recently published analysis of recent data on health inequalities from the Kings Fund and research led by University of Manchester on regional health inequalities.
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care.
