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 briefings are organised in the…
The second annual assessment of progress on priorities for adult social care found: - a reduction in the number of people receiving a council-funded service - a reduction in the numbers of reviews - service users' perceptions of quality of life and control over daily life increased slightly - self directed support continues to increase…
In March 2013 the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change published its report of the 2012-13 session. The report raised concerns that public services are seriously underprepared for the dramatic shift towards an older population. The Government’s response outlines specific actions it is taking to address some of those concerns.…
Local authorities took over responsibility for the NHS Health Check programme in April 2013 as part of their new public health responsibilities. This September the first set of local authority performance data was published by Public Health England (PHE). This Policy in Practice briefing: • describes the NHS Health Check and the role of councils…
The LGiU published regular briefings as usual in August but as many people are on holiday then we thought it would be useful to let you have links to them here in case you missed ones you may wish to see.
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 briefings are organised in the…
'- This report (available here) published by Defra in August 2013, is based on research commissioned by Defra and carried out by researchers at the universities of Leeds and Loughborough. The original research report is available here. - Added to the original research in the Defra report is Defra’s peer review in addition to an…
• The think-tank Centre for Social Justice published a report called Turning the Tide on 5th August 2013. The report is a short study of five seaside towns – Rhyl, Margate, Clacton-on-Sea, Blackpool, Great Yarmouth – looking at how social breakdown has affected some smaller communities, asking what factors continue to hold them back, and…
A number of councils have established Fairness Commissions over the last three years. Although they vary according to local circumstances, there are some shared characteristics. The briefing considers the context in which the commissions have been set up and how they compare with previous initiatives. We give a brief description of each of these –…
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 briefings are organised in the…
