More NHS services will be ‘rationed’ under ministers’ plans
Government plans for NHS ‘efficiency savings’ cannot be delivered without rationing of services, Labour’s new shadow health secretary has warned. … Read more
Public Health
GP funding withdrawn as direct result of Government public health cuts, says local council
Public health commissioners were forced to cap funding of GP-run NHS Health Checks as a direct result of the Government’s … Read more
Creating a Sustainable 21st Century Healthcare System
There is now widespread agreement that all societies are facing the twin challenge of limited resources and an ageing population. … 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
Slashed budgets and STIs: The painful truth about birth control services in Britain today
‘Very worrying for sexual health, as well as other services: Government announces £200m cuts to public health budget.’ So tweeted … 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
Government announces £200m cuts to public health budget
Public health budgets are set to be slashed by £200m this year under a raft of measures to ‘bring down … Read more
Mental health trust funding down 8% from 2010 despite coalition’s drive for parity of esteem
Funding for NHS trusts to provide mental health services has fallen by more than 8% in real terms over the … Read more
The outlook for public spending on the NHS
It is remarkable that over the current parliament, while total spending by government departments on public services has been cut … Read more