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As part of its national health and care recovery plan, we recommend that the Government...
Recommendation
As part of its national health and care recovery plan, we recommend that the Government sets out the contribution that public health services will make, and ensures that this contribution is backed with a level of funding that acknowledges their crucial role.
Paragraph Reference
80
Government Response
Acknowledged
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Partially accept. The Government recognises the crucial importance of effective public health services in supporting local populations, and the negative impact that the pandemic has had on health inequalities. Public health services are vital in tackling the backlog, and this has been recognised through the decision to increase public health grant funding levels by £340 million in 2022/23, taking the total to £3.47 billion.
Source
Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
Report
Ninth report - Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic
06 Jan 2022
HC 599
Addressee Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.4 yrs
Report published
06 Jan 2022