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Local Elections England: 2026
Essential reading: Health and social care
Adult social care is an extensive and complex function of local government and is among the biggest calls on council budgets. Demand is growing and the pandemic threw the perilous state of these services into even sharper relief. Councillors are often approached by people in their wards, individually or in local forums, for help over social care issues. You will need to develop a good understanding of how it operates and establish effective communication with the adult social care management team in your council.
We have picked out a few items from our huge library of local government content that we hope will provide you with inspiration, ideas or just food for thought and make you want to delve deeper into the LGIU’s local government resources.
Health, public health and social care round-up
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care. It is intended to be easy to digest and provides links to the source documentation of major reports for further consideration. Read the latest round-up.
The challenge for councils in maintaining independent living
Independent living is about choice and control by people over their lives and councils are key leaders with partners in supporting disabled people to live independently. This briefing looks at the challenges for local authorities. Read the briefing.
Explainer: Adult social care
Case studies are an excellent way to quickly grasp an issue and find out what other councils are doing in response. You will discover case studies embedded across many of LGIU’s resources – our members love them! Explore our library of case studies from both the UK and abroad, focusing on adult social care and health issues. Case studies.
Discover more LGIU resources – from in-depth policy briefings to guidance to case studies – on health and social care. Go to the topic page.
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