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LGA responds to Health Foundation report on emergency hospital admissions

Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, responds to a report published today by the Health Foundation, on an increase in emergency hospital admissions.

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LGA responds to Health Foundation report on the future of public health

“Councils want to play their full part in the future of public health. This pandemic has proven the value of local knowledge and leaders, supported by regional and national coordination. The Government should use this opportunity to strengthen public health and improve integration across health and care, backed up by necessary funding."

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LGA responds to Healthwatch care home study

Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, responds to a new study by Healthwatch on people’s experiences of care homes.

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LGA responds to Healthwatch England report on dementia care

"Councils are committed to the underlying ambition of the Care Act to improve the lives and wellbeing of people with dementia and their families, to ensure their care is personalised and fits around the way they want to live their lives."

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LGA responds to Heat Health Alert announcement

No-one is immune to the power of the sun and we know that there is growing evidence to suggest that extreme heat has an adverse effect on our health.

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LGA responds to HIV Action Plan

"Extra funding towards this target is helpful but more is needed if we are to truly scale up across the whole of local government."

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LGA responds to IFG report on adult social care funding

This latest report further reflects the urgent need to reform adult social funding, which cannot be ignored if we are to rescue the sector from crisis.

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LGA responds to IFS report on health and social care funding

Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, responds to an Institute for Fiscal Studies report on funding health and social care to the 2030s.

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LGA responds to immigration points-based system statement

'As a country we face significant skills challenges, with one of the most serious being in our social care system. We need to do what we can to ensure the social care workforce can be maintained.'

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LGA responds to iMPOWER report on adult social care funding

"When the £2 billion for adult social care was announced by the Government in last year’s Spring Budget, it said this could be spent in three ways – meeting adult social care needs, reducing pressures on the NHS, and ensuring the local provider market was supported."

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