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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