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With #NHS70 coming soon on 5th July, the BBC has asked five health heavyweights to produce reports looking into the issues currently facing our National Health Service.

In celebration of #NHS70, the Housing LIN's Jeremy Porteus reflects on Nye Bevan's vision for the health and housing, where 50 years ago he was setting out new design and space standards for council housing.

A new #HLINblog documenting Bromford's 'MyPlace' accommodation appropriate for those with learning or physical disabilities, has been published to coincide with Learning Disability Week.

Homes England have announced an extension of Phase Two of the Department of Health and Care Services's £76m p.a. (CaSSH) Fund programme to 2021, which includes referencing from the Housing LIN.

Four specialist retirement developers have fprmally challenged the Mayor of London's Supplementary Planning Guidance last year, on affordable housing and viability.

Launched to address the older person’s housing and care crisis across the UK, ENGIE's new 'Lifestyle' developments will provide lifelong, purpose-built, easily adaptable and energy efficient homes.

Written by Conrad Quast, Director at Edmund Williams Architects, 'Abbeyfield Winnersh - understanding how people live with dementia in care environments' identifies the challenges of designing a Dementia specialist care home and how to accommodate for its residents.

Presenting 'Living with Dementia in Extra Care', the Housing LIN's second video in their ECH video series. In this video, residents, professionals and practioners paint a picture of everyday life with Dementia in ECH - as well as highlighting how an ECH setting can improve quality of life.

The Housing LIN & Foundation have launched a new interactive map that provides an insight into a wide range of housing support and local housing authority projects across England, to prevent delayed discharges from hospital due to a housing issue.

Paul Marshall of South West housing group Liverty outlines the importance of efficiency when building housing for older people, reflecting on personal experience to shape his views.