The importance of ‘place’ is front and centre of the latest proposals for NHS reform. The Department of Health & Social Care’s recent white paper set clear expectations that ‘place’ (which will usually be coterminous with a local government footprint) should be the key building block for the planning and delivery of health and care services.
Integrated care systems (ICSs), which under the proposed legislative changes will be established as new statutory bodies, will be expected to delegate functions and resources to local partnerships operating at place. Local government will have a central role in driving this joint working at place.
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Nestle confirmed it is in talks to buy all or part of Bountiful Co from KKR & Co, following press reports. An acquisition could pre-empt a proposed initial public offering of Bountiful, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. KKR had been planning to value Bountiful at more than USD6 billion, according to a Bloomberg report in January which cited a person with knowledge of the matter. Bountiful, the owner of the Nature s Bounty vitamins and other health brands, sells products through retailers such as Walmart and CVS, Bloomberg said. Demand for vitamin supplements and other health products has been increased by the pandemic.
Exclusive: Fears over MHCLG’s weak influence in Whitehall
There is a growing concern in the sector that the relationship between councils and central government has become “damaged” during Covid, with Whitehall becoming “too used to giving out orders”.
This is exacerbated by an ongoing sense - which has worsened in recent months - that the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is not able to effectively champion the causes of local government within Whitehall.
Despite the government’s recent drive to ‘focus on outcomes’ and encourage more joined up working between departments, MHCLG’s voice is being continually drowned out by those of bigger departments that have more sway with Number 10 and the Treasury, two very senior sources close to local government have told LGC.
National
April 19, 2021
LONDON: Desperate British Pakistani travelers, quarantining at Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel near Heathrow Airport, have protested over the lack of facilities especially the timely provision of food during fast timings.
They congregated at the site reserved for fresh air, complaining of non-provision of meals at the time of Sehri and Iftar as well as not being able to get three meals a day as guaranteed. Hasnain Sheikh, who spoke on behalf of around 19 Pakistani families, described the dire situation at the hotel in a video message. âItâs a basic human rights issue. People have not received food for the three meals that were contractually supposed to be provided to the families. The food that has been delivered has not been on time. Moreover, we are in the midst of the Holy Month of Ramazan. There are people who have fasted without receiving any food at all, Shiekh lamented. He regretted that the children at the quarantine centre were provided co
Surge testing in these six Birmingham and Sandwell postcodes after South African Covid variant found
Those who have already been vaccinated are also being urged to get a test
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Surge testing is to be introduced in several areas around Birmingham and Sandwell after a covid-19 variant was found.
Residents living in B66 3, B66 4 and B67 6 postcode across wards - including Ladywood and the Jewellery Quarter - will be asked to take a test - even if they show no symptoms.