Well-being - Page 1

Research launched at this week’s Local Government Association conference shows how NHS and district colleagues can unite in partnership to achieve the full potential of district support to the heal...

LGIU

Getting the measure of wellbeing

By Jonathan Carr-West | 06 September 2022

Now we are looking at another crisis, we need wellbeing more than ever, but can we retain a focus...

HEALTH

Five key principles for drug harm reduction in Sandwell

By Dr Lisa McNally | 06 September 2022

Sandwell MBC is reversing the numbers of drug-related deaths through cost-effective investment, r...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The harvest of our community farm will be a widespread one

By Gill Kneller | 06 September 2022

East Hampshire DC's community farm plan will create an opportunity that brings its corporate stra...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Supporting staff through crises

By David Bibby | 26 January 2022

David Bibby explains how leisure and cultural centre provider Everyone Active has been working wi...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils battle to prevent 'lost generation'

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2021

Children’s services directors have said they face a challenge to avoid the emergence of a ‘lost g...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Counting the benefits of good partnership

By Rob Barlow | 20 October 2021

The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership was formally signed off this summer. It will b...

HEALTH

Pursuing happiness

By Dan Corry | 12 October 2021

At last, the Treasury wants us all to be happy, says Dan Corry. ‘A brilliant early sign that the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up should focus on wellbeing, says report

By Michael Burton | 04 August 2021

The levelling up agenda should focus on improving economic and social wellbeing rather than infra...

HEALTH

Getting set for a post 9-to-5 culture

By Jason Wheatley | 07 July 2021

Is it a case of the ‘death of Dolly’? Jason Wheatley explains why it’s important organisations re...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

We need to better capture the impact of community power

By Luca Tiratelli | 23 February 2021

New Local's latest report forensically and persuasively shows community power works, and now we n...