Public health settlement is more generous than expected but basing allocations on historic spend will leave some councils out of pocket There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local...
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Next April local authorities take charge of public health, but what partnerships will need to be established? Saba Salman reports on the third in a series of debates on the changeover With less than six months to go before councils adopt responsibility for public health from the NHS in April 2013, much...
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Throughout 2012, the Guardian healthcare network has hosted a series of Public Health Dialogue events, bringing together experts from across the NHS, local and central government, charities, social enterprises and industry Arun Marsh
The study was completed a long time ago, yet the findings haven't been published. Is it because the NHS doesn't like the conclusions? As an ageing patient, reluctant to go near hospitals for fear of contracting MRSA, I have been increasingly irritated that definitive results of the "whole...
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Health secretary Andrew Lansley reveals first estimates for local government funding, but confusion over future responsibilities remains The Department of Health has announced the first estimates for public health funding under the new NHS structure, promising that at least £2.2bn will be paid directly...
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