Little is understood about the impact of wider public sector cuts on people’s health. We need to build an evidence base to help guide spending decisions.
The Department of Health has set out options to achieve the planned £200m in-year reduction in public health spending, with an across the board 6.2% cut for all authorities emerging as its...
A new cancer strategy for England aims to save an additional 30,000 lives by the end of the decade through a series of care improvements and a renewed focus on public health initiatives.
The 7% cut to the public health grant was a foolish mistake by national government. Local leaders need to move into the gap and develop prevention strategies of their own.
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
Changes to the NHS and local authority landscape present new opportunities to tackle physical inactivity. This needs to be reflected in public health policy-making
