#Swindon - What is your experience of using health and fitness apps? Do they work for you? Swindon Borough Council are supporting Researchers at the University of Bath to make digital health work better for everyone.
 
To find out more and sign up, click here: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3u0crZB3vo…

Today is #IND2024 celebrating all nurses🌟

A special thank you to all health visitors & nurses working across public health and social care in local councils. 👏👏

The 2024 #MHAW theme is #MomentsForMovement and the link between being active and mental health.

But does physical activity really help mental well-being? In what way? And how?

Check out the thread below... (1/8) 🧵
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Yesterday a team session at The Piece Hall with LGA Wellbeing preparing for our forthcoming public health peer review. This morning hot-desking in Hebden Bridge with Eileen Kelly

I feel very lucky to work in beautiful #Calderdale Calderdale Council

Our Sector Support programme for 2024/25, funded by UK Government, provides local authorities with vital tools and support to deliver critical services to communities while helping drive change and improvement across all regions.

Abi Brown OBE explains: orlo.uk/3IWFF

It's vital children in care feel safe and can thrive where they live.

To support #LocalGov to achieve this, we've launched a guide dedicated to exploring key legislation, policies and good practice for providing placements for children in care .👇
local.gov.uk/publications/p…

⚠️Don’t let your old batteries go up in smoke ⚠️

Binned batteries and electricals are causing dangerous fires in bin lorries and at recycling centres.

Read our research on how battery fires are on the rise: ow.ly/sqn850RBbgs+

Do you work in social care & willing to test a new on-line training resource that we are developing to enhance your knowledge & action on public health?

If you are able to spend an hour next week to get involved in our initial testing phase, then please do get in touch.

Vapes and e-waste blamed for surge in battery fires at waste sites businessgreen.com/4206656/

New figures via Recycle Your Electricals reveal there have been over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and at waste sites in the UK over the past 12 months. 🔥🚚

#Whoopingcough is a preventable disease.

Make sure you and your family are protected:

🔵 childhood vaccination schedule: nhs.uk/vaccinations/n…

🔵 whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy: nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

Adverse Weather and Health Plan has been updated for 2024 via ⁦UK Health Security Agency⁩

The plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience in England. lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJI…

Hot weather and health: supporting vulnerable people

This information from ⁦UK Health Security Agency⁩ aims to assist professionals in protecting vulnerable people from the health impacts of severe heat in England. gov.uk/government/pub…

Delighted to publish our new NHS Confederation report looking at health & devolution. Built on the foundations of a Working Group set up with LGA Localism last year and co-chaired by Sir Richard Leese and Dr Kathy McLean, and hot on the heels of Mayoral elections nhsconfed.org/publications/p…

Data published today by ⁦UK Health Security Agency⁩ shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases in March. This follows 556 cases in January and 918 in February, bringing the total number in 2024 to 2,793

Sadly, there have been 5 infant deaths. gov.uk/government/pub…

Following the #LocalElections2024 held on 2 May, LGA Labour remains the largest group at the cross-party Local Government Association (LGA).

The new political balance is:
38.8% Labour
31.4% Conservative
15.5% Liberal Democrat
14.3% Independent/Green/Other

Read more: local.gov.uk/about/news/lga…

How many of us were #MadeInSocialHousing ?

Shelter's new campaign is a celebration of social housing with the aim to shift perceptions to the positive outcomes that good social housing can achieve. Read more 👇

england.shelter.org.uk/support_us/cam…

We publish data today that shows whooping cough cases continuing to rise, with five infant deaths reported for the period Jan to Mar 2024.

Please contact your GP practice if you are pregnant and have not yet been vaccinated.

More detail here: gov.uk/government/new…

Andrea Leadsom MP New calculations by Landman Economics show that the estimated cost of smoking, as quoted by the Government in the Command paper, Stopping the Start, has increased from £17.0 Bn to £21.8 Bn, a rise of 25%.

🆕Today ASH publishes the new economic cost of smoking figures, as promised to the Public Health Minister Andrea Leadsom MP and the Tobacco & Vapes Bill Committee in oral evidence last week. #SmokefreeFuture
ash.org.uk/media-centre/n…

Yesterday we gave evidence to the APPG on HIV, AIDS & Sexual Health where we talked about commissioning challenges and successes across sexual health services. We referenced our 2022 'Breaking Point' report and talked about the need for a new 10 year SH strategy for England local.gov.uk/publications/b…