Jon Bunn
Jon Bunn is a senior reporter at Local Government Chronicle.
NewsMoving public health away from NHS a success, finds report
Public health can have the biggest “influence and impact” on decisions that affect the health of the population from within local government rather than the NHS, according to an independent review.
NewsRise in public health directors’ holding negative view of NHSE
An increasing proportion of directors of public health have reported a negative relationship with NHS England, with particular concern over access to NHS data.
NewsNew burdens could wipe out public health grant uplift
New significant public health burdens could be imposed on councils, wiping out a promised real-terms increase in the public health grant next year.
NewsBudget concerns over NHS England’s calls for diverted STP funding
Concern has been raised about what the impact on budgets will be of NHS England calling on health systems in the East of England to divert funding to address severe financial pressures in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
NewsSelbie: Stop talking big numbers when asking for funding
Local government should stop talking about “big numbers” when making the case in Whitehall for an improved financial settlement, Public Health England’s chief executive has said.
NewsCQC chief calls for 'borderline illegal' audacity
Local government should act with audacity and in a way that is “borderline illegal” to create its own solutions to the social care crisis, according to the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission.
NewsStevens: Treasury cannot be relied on for social care impact
The Treasury cannot be relied upon to quantify the impact of adult social care pressures on the NHS, Simon Stevens has said.
NewsAnger as NHS England accused of public health 'land grab'
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
NewsSelbie: Public health leadership 'rationale' unchanged
The “rationale” for councils to lead on public health remains unchanged, the chief executive of Public Health England has said.
NewsGovernment ranks areas on health and social care joint working
A league table rating performance on patient flow between the boundaries of health and social care has been published, as the Care Quality Commission announces it will continue local area reviews ahead of possible inspections of council commissioning.
NewsSocial care green paper will not be 'panacea'
The social care green paper will not be a “panacea” for chronic problems in the system, is likely to propose only minor legislative change, and be based on the assumption that limited sums of new money are available.
HSJ LocalUpdated: Teaching trust asks council for £27m loan
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is seeking a loan of £27m from its local council because it can offer better interest rates than the Department of Health and Social Care.
NewsGreen paper advisers lay down challenge on social care reform
Local and national government must engage further in the debate over “difficult” options for establishing sustainable settlement for social care and help secure radical reform of the system, according to two government advisors on the forthcoming green paper.
NewsCouncil warnings over 'corrosive' legal challenge by NHS trusts
A “corrosive” legal bid by 20 NHS foundation trusts for business rates relief could threaten the financial viability of some councils.
NewsHunt sets out principles of social care green paper
Jeremy Hunt has outlined the key principles of reform to the adult social care system and announced a 10 year strategy to align the health and social care workforce.
NewsCouncils able to 'stand up to Stevens' after DTOCs boost
Better performance on delayed transfers of care attributable to social care during a spike in emergency hospital admissions in January has put local government in a strong position to challenge Simon Stevens over the role of councils in the health system, the chair of the Local Government Association has said.
NewsSocial care rates fall as hospital admissions rise
Overall council performance on delayed transfers of care due to social care continued to improve as hospital admissions increased in December, despite more than half of local authorities failing to meet government targets set in July.
NewsMapped: December delayed transfers of care performance data
Delayed transfers of care performance data for December was published by NHS England last Thursday.
NewsWarning over reform of local authority public health funding
Confirmation that the public health grant will be funded through retained business rates could be a “double edged sword”, the chief executive of the Association of Directors of Public Health has said.
NewsMapped: October DTOCs performance data
Delayed transfer of care performance data for October was published by NHS England last week. Using analysis of the data by Impower, Local Government Chronicle has mapped NHS and council performance against government’s target for the area.