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Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers

By Martin Ford 06 May 2026

Some of the largest children’s social care providers could be vulnerable to financial shocks, according to analysis published today.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Neighbourhood health about 'changing the culture in the NHS', says DHSC

By Lee Peart 29 April 2026

DHSC director for neighbourhood health Paul Maubach has said a change in NHS culture is needed to deliver the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Oxfordshire County Council launches 10-year learning disabilities plan

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

A 10-year plan to support adults with learning disabilities has been launched by Oxfordshire County Council and its partners.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

New ADASS president to set out his vision

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

Incoming president Phil Holmes will set out his vision at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) Spring Seminar today.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Solace urges Better Care Fund rethink

By Dan Peters 23 April 2026

Council chief executives have called for an urgent rethink of how funds like the Better Care Fund are structured, governed and deployed.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council raises concerns over plans to move children's A&E

By Lee Peart 22 April 2026

West Lancashire Borough Council has vowed to challenge a decision to move the children’s Accident and Emergency department at Ormskirk Hospital to Southport Hospital.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Streeting's health experiment

21 April 2026

The health deals recently handed to mayors could resolve flaws that have dogged the NHS since its inception, writes Matthew Taylor

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Professor Lisa McNally, director of public health for Worcestershire County Council, says the new Public Health Peer Review programme will benefit public health teams and system partners striving t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Improvement notice lifted on Oxfordshire's SEND services

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

An improvement notice for SEND services in Oxfordshire issued following an inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2023 has been lifted.

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