Cuts to local authority public health budgets threaten vital services and the sustainability of the NHS
The Department of Health have announced plans to go ahead with their proposed cut to the public health budget in … Read more
NHS England
Filling the gap: Tax and fiscal options for a sustainable UK health and social care system
The NHS and publicly funded adult social care will account for £157bn of public spending across the UK in 2015/16 … Read more
Mental health contract could land CCGs with extra costs
Clinical commissioning groups in Birmingham have jointly tendered a service to integrate mental health services for children with those for … Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust told ‘no mental health beds available
An NHS trust was told there were no mental health beds available across England, its medical director has said. Dr … Read more
UK Faculty of Public Health response to the Department of Health consultation on Local authority public health allocations 2015-2016
FPH welcomes the Prime Minister‘s commitment to increase NHS spending in real terms every year in this Parliament, rising to … Read more
English people with rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland to ‘save their sight’, says charity
English people living with a rare eye condition may be forced to move to Scotland or Wales to “save their … Read more
£200m cuts to public health: the situation is getting serious
The Treasury’s announcement of a £200m cut to “non-NHS” funding has raised alarm bells amongst professional organisations from the Faculty of … Read more
£8million cut from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust budget since 2011
Almost £8 million has been cut from mental health services in Kent in the past four years. The figures can … Read more
GPs say NHS reforms have harmed patient care
More than twice as many GPs think that the introduction of CCGs has been detrimental to patient care than think … Read more
The Barker Review – A new settlement for health and social care
This is the final report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. In … Read more