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20 Aug 20
Michael Brodie, chair of CIPFA’s Health and Social Care Board has been appointed as interim chief executive of Public Health England, as the government launches the National Institute for Health...
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14 May 19
The time is right for a “system-wide rethink” on public health investment, CIPFA has said.
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22 Jun 18
Northamptonshire council and Public Health England have agreed that £8m will to be reinvested in public health services following a row over misspent grant, the local authority has confirmed....
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23 May 18
Northamptonshire County Council could face a 60% higher bill than expected for misspend public health grants, an independent audit report has found.
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12 Mar 18
Troubled Northamptonshire County Council has been told to explain to Public Health England how grants of some £10m were used.
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17 Jan 18
Local authority-funded smoking cessation services in England have been “dramatically reduced” following cuts to public health budgets, according to health campaigners.
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6 Mar 15
MPs have criticised persistent inequalities in local authorities’ public health funding and urged the Department of Health to move to address it.
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17 Feb 15
Public Health England now distributes the £2.8bn grant to councils as they work to improve the health of the people. Everything from planning to parks, and education to employment, can play a role.
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16 Dec 14
Removing the ring-fence from the local government public health grant could harm Public Health England’s ability to influence outcomes, the National Audit Office has warned.
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6 May 14
Public health funding is back where it belongs, with local authorities. And one year on from the transfer, councils’ efforts are beginning to show results