A local government vision for neighbourhood health and wellbeing

ent’s recently published ‘Neighbourhood health framework’ and set out clearly where local government’s role and ambitions can build on that. This will inform national policy and support councils and partners to lead and shape local practice. The Government published its national 'Neighbourhood Healt

h Framework' (NHF) in March 2026. The Framework sets out an ambition to “…. end people being passed from pillar to post in a fragmented and, at times, chaotic system, and make local health services meaningfully accountable to local resident