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Disbanding Healthwatch risks health and care services 'marking their own homework', says LGA

Without an independent, locally rooted voice to challenge and represent communities, there is a risk of duplication and gaps in accountability.

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LGA warns loophole in single-use vapes ban is fuelling bin lorry fires

“A year on, the volume of vapes in our bins has dropped, but industry has moved faster than regulation – the products causing fires in our bin lorries today are effectively the same disposables in a different shell.

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New data shows decrease in STI diagnoses - LGA response

"To ensure equitable access to testing and treatment, improve prevention, and tackle health inequalities, sexual health services must be adequately resourced with sustained investment, particularly where demand is concentrated among young people and higher-risk groups.

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