Friday 21 December 2018

Government 'Sneaks Out' £85m Cut To Public Health On Last Day Before Parliamentary Recess

Government 'Sneaks Out' £85m Cut To Public Health On Last Day Before Parliamentary Recess Funding for public health services like sexual health clinics and mother and baby support has been cut by £85m in an announcement “sneaked out” by ministers on the last day of the parliamentary term.

The slashing of grants for councils will affect community and prevention services also including ‘stop smoking’ clinics, schemes to tackle obesity, and drug and alcohol misuse services for children and young people.

The grants are being cut by nearly £2 per person to £3.134bn - a 3.3% fall - in just one year, health minister Steve Brine confirmed on Thursday. Huffington Post UK

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