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LGA - Councils respond to ADPH report on impact of public health funding reductions

Cllr Izzi Seccombe responds to the Association of Directors of Public Health's report on the impact of the cuts to the public health grants

"Devolving public health to local government was a positive step, and councils have embraced these new responsibilities. However, as ADPH's analysis shows, the significant cuts to public health grants will have a major impact on the many prevention and early intervention services carried out by councils.

"These include combating the nation's obesity problem, helping people to stop smoking and tackling alcohol and drug abuse.

"Given that much of councils' public health budget goes to pay for NHS services like sexual health, public health nursing, drug and alcohol treatment and health checks, these are cuts to the NHS in all but name. And it will put further pressure on other NHS services.

"We need to move away from a focus on treating sickness to actively promoting health. Investing in prevention ultimately saves money for other parts of the public sector by reducing demand for hospital, health and social care services and ultimately improves the public's health."

Further information: http://www.adph.org.uk/2016/02/councils-and-public-health-funding/

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