Rupert Douglas

The latest monthly National Health Service (NHS) performance statistics have revealed a crisis of health service resilience that has been years in the making, according to the Nuffield Trust.

The UK government has announced a significant investment in grassroots football facilities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Up to £168 million will be invested in England by 2025, in addition to a continued £18 million annual commitment.

In a joint announcement on Friday, January 13th, the UK and Scottish governments revealed that two new Green Freeports will be established in Inverness and Cromarty Firth and Firth of Forth

The NHS is currently in crisis, with unprecedented strikes and widespread issues in the quality of care, according to Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at independent charity The King's Fund.

Writing in Teaching Scotland, the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s chief executive Dr Pauline Stephen discusses the future of education in Scotland for the beginning of 2023.

Former energy minister, Chris Skidmore MP, has released the 'Mission Zero' report on recommendations for achieving net zero.

The Safer Streets Fund was launched in January 2020, and has to date supported 270 projects aiming to cut neighbourhood crime such as theft, burglary, anti-social behaviour and violence against women and girls.

Sophia Cheng is a communications expert with a decade of experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, who has dedicated her career to making complex issues more accessible to the public with a focus on climate change.

Anthropy, a platform for multidisciplinary and cross-sectional thinking, is dedicated to providing input, policies, and practices that are human-centric and practical where sponsor and key partner, Adelphi Group, hosted two sessions on the future of healthcare.

UK-based structural resilience specialist, C-Probe, has secured its largest impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) contract to date with the award of the sub-contract to design, supply, support, test, commission and operate the system to restore and protect the podium structures at Concourse Village Plaza in The Bronx, New York City.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, will sign a significant defence agreement at the Tower of London on January 11th.

The Leaders Council recently held a series of roundtable discussions with architects involved in the planning process to address the issues caused by an antiquated planning system. The government are currently looking to refresh the planning system to streamline the processes involved in getting new developments off the ground in a cost effective and timely fashion.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a new energy scheme for businesses, charities, and the public sector, ahead of the current scheme ending in March. The new scheme will provide all eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a discount on high energy bills until 31 March 2024.

The Leaders Council recently held a series of roundtable discussions with leaders from the world of accountancy to address the ongoing challenges and pressures they face in their profession. The purpose of the roundtable was to build connections, provide support, and recommend solutions to parliamentarians in order to combat the rise of unregulated accountancy firms.

The National Care Forum (NCF), a leading association for not-for-profit social care and support organizations, responds to the recent announcement from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt. Hon. Steve Barclay MP, regarding emergency funding for hospital discharges.