The government must improve the way it collates information on the health of people who live in rural areas, according to the Local Government Association and Public Health England.
Facts and figures from the October 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, our international special, on global life expectancy, government health spending and fat taxes
Improvements in national health will only be achieved if the government embeds health considerations into every aspect of policy making, instead of overly focusing on frontline providers, the Commons...
The government has started consulting on the introduction of a tax on sugary drink manufacturers, which it hopes will help bring down childhood obesity rates.
Scotland’s notoriously lethal love affair with unhealthy food could be targeted with a special junk food tax under plans published today by a new Scottish Government agency, Food Standards Scotland.
Soft drinks manufacturers will have to pay a “sugar tax” on their products, expected to net the Treasury £520m, chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Budget.
Government figures have confirmed that allocations of public health grants to councils will be cut by more than £160m in the next two years, prompting the Local Government Association to warn...
A tax on sugary drinks and tougher planning powers for councils to limit the proliferation of fast-food outlets are needed to curb the growing childhood obesity problem, according to MPs.
Loneliness should rank equally with poverty and poor housing in determining public health priorities, according to a Scottish Parliament report published today, said to be the first of its kind in...
Relatively little attention has been paid to the relationship between integrated care the broader determinants of population health. An upcoming King’s Fund conference will shed some light on...
Fire brigades across England are now involved in a range of projects aimed at improving the health of their communities following devolution of public health responsibilities to local authorities, a...
The forthcoming Spending Review represents the litmus test of whether the government is committed to funding a “radical upgrade” in public health provision, the King’s Fund has said.
The consultation on the £200m in-year cut to local authorities’ public health grant has emerged very late in the day. The November Spending Review will be a litmus test of the government...
Little is understood about the impact of wider public sector cuts on people’s health. We need to build an evidence base to help guide spending decisions.
The Department of Health has set out options to achieve the planned £200m in-year reduction in public health spending, with an across the board 6.2% cut for all authorities emerging as its...
A new cancer strategy for England aims to save an additional 30,000 lives by the end of the decade through a series of care improvements and a renewed focus on public health initiatives.
The 7% cut to the public health grant was a foolish mistake by national government. Local leaders need to move into the gap and develop prevention strategies of their own.
NHS Wales’ performance against the 26-week target in orthopaedic care dipped recently, auditors have concluded, warning that more sustainable plans were needed to meet the rising demand for...
Hospitals must avoid developing a ‘fortress mentality’ in response to mounting service and financial pressures and look outwards to their local communities to improve the health of the...
Public health funding is back where it belongs, with local authorities. And one year on from the transfer, councils’ efforts are beginning to show results
Changes to the NHS and local authority landscape present new opportunities to tackle physical inactivity. This needs to be reflected in public health policy-making
Community budgets that pool funding for services could dramatically improve mental health provision. This ‘whole place’ approach should be backed in the Spending review
