Local public health services have been given a £200 million boost in public health grants for the financial year of 2025/2026. This increased source of funding is said to strengthen family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services. The new development comes as part of the government’s Plan for Change, in…
The numbers of deaths due to alcohol reached a record high, latest data shows. A total of 10,473 people died due to diseases known to be a direct consequence of alcohol in 2023. Figures from the Office for National Statistics, released on Wednesday, revealed alarming rates of alcohol deaths per 100k people in multiple UK…
Councils in England set to receive £69 billion in 2025-26 funding, but concerns remain. Local councils in England will have access to more than £69 billion in funding for the 2025-26 financial year, according to a government announcement on Monday. The Local Government Finance Settlement, unveiled by Angela Rayner, is part of an effort to…
According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), properties in ‘predominantly rural’ areas in England cost on average £7,000 less than those in ‘predominantly urban’ areas. In England, house prices average at £323,471 per house. The local authority which registered the highest average price across the board was Kensington and Chelsea at…
According to the Health Insight Survey, in England, 12% of individuals surveyed do not have a dentist at all, whilst 52.8% of people access dentistry services through the NHS and 35% go private. On January 9th, the Office for National Statistics published the most recent data from the Health Insight Survey, under commission by the…
The number of fatalities on Great Britain’s roads fell by 5% in 2023, with 1,624 deaths reported, according to the latest data from the Department for Transport (DfT). These figures, derived from the STATS19 reporting system, provide a comprehensive overview of road traffic casualties, including breakdowns by severity, road user group, age, and sex. In…