At first glance, the findings of the latest report from thinktank Localis could be dismissed as head-smackingly obvious. According to analysis of the transition of public health from NHS to council control, 96% of local authorities believe they will be able to improve the health of local residents. In short: councils think they do a good job. Well I never.
As Parliament returns, local authorities’ attention naturally turns to the next strategic review and the challenges it will bring. For all of us involved in the sector it seems clear the challenge to do more while spending less will remain uppermost.
A change to freedom of information laws could present a significant revenue opportunity for councils, a former adviser to the Information Commissioner’s Office has claimed.
The report, entitled In Sickness and in Health, was launched on 3 September by care minister Norman Lamb and recommends the Government looks at how the new health system is working in 2015, with particular regard to health and wellbeing boards.
The arguments in its favour are pretty well settled and furthermore are cross-party ? so whatever government is in power, integration will be top of the agenda.
Another week, and another report provides a reminder of how local government is changing. The report In Sickness and in Health from the independent thinktank Localis reflects the growing recognition of local government’s role ? working hand-in-hand with health commissioners, healthcare providers and local communities ? in driving better health outcomes.
Now councils have a major new role in public health, they once again have the chance, as Ringo Starr didn’t quite put it, to help their residents feel better at the end of the day.
Local government should be given complete responsibility for health commissioning if health and wellbeing boards fail in their scrutiny role, according to a new study of health and care.
The government has been urged to undertake a review of its controversial NHS reforms in 2015 to ensure that local commissioners are having the intended impact on integrating health and social care in England.
I’ve always liked autumn ? the end of the blazing summer sunshine, splashing through leaves, the shorter days making home and hearth just that little bit cosier. And of course, in recent years, the unparalleled joys of party conference season.