Health, public health and social care – for adults and children.
This blog reflects on a recent event organised by Food for Life Scotland (FFLS) and Sustainable Food Places (SFP). The event brought together a broad range of organisations working on public food in Scotland, all of whom believe that food procurement is of vital importance in building a better food system in Scotland.
The report Local Health Systems: Relationships Not Structures examines what systems thinking is, practical steps that can be taken to implement these systems across local government and how they can work to improve the way we approach complex problems. The launch will consist of a panel discussion with a presentation on the report findings from…
Thousands of UK families have offered to take part in Homes for Ukraine, the government’s scheme for helping refugees. But how will the scheme operate and what part must councils play?
In Ireland, much debate and discussion recently have been centred around the required humanitarian response to Ukraine. In this blog, LGIU’s Dr Seán Ó’Riordáin explores the ways in which local government will need to continue to step up in the coming months and years.
This briefing highlights the growing importance of digital technology in helping a wide range of people to remain independent in their own homes and to be served or supported in achieving independent living.
As an affiliated member country to the World Health Organization’s ‘Age-Friendly Programme’, Ireland has been working to develop age-friendly towns across the country. This briefing outlines the type of work being carried out by councils as part of the initiative and signposts some helpful resources for those looking to make their area more age-friendly.
When it comes to place and wellbeing there are a core set of outcomes that are needed to ensure residents can thrive and stay healthy. Susan Rintoul from Improvement Services shares how local authorities can make wellbeing a top priority at every opportunity by embedding the outcomes in their decision-making processes.
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. This month’s round-up includes an update on integrated care systems and the plans to tackle the Covid-19 backlog.
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, social isolation was already a complex, escalating issue. This briefing looks at social isolation, as distinct from loneliness, and how governments can address it moving forward.
This policy briefing summarises the main measures in the integrating health and social care white paper and comments on the implications for local government working in integrated care systems and with place partners.
