NHS England regional ICB update - (latest Nov 2024) In England Integrated Commissioning Boards plan and commission the majority of local health services. This is the latest (Oct-Nov 2024) in a series of Lowdown investigations into their financial state and how these decision-makers are responding to financial challenges. Each snapshot is based upon the latest
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Contributors: Sylvia Davidson / Paul Evans Key points The public health grant has been cut by 26% on a real-terms per person basis since 2015/16. Public health services provide preventative services, including smoking cessation, drug and alcohol services, children’s health services, including health visitors and vaccination programmes, and sexual health services Research suggests that investing
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