- 21/02/2025
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
- Category: News
As part of the plan to improve health outcomes, public health services will be given more money to deliver prevention programmes, tailored to their residents.
Amanda Hack MP has welcomed an increase in funding for public health services in Leicestershire, which is part of a £200 million national funding boost to the Public Health Grant. This represents the largest real-terms increase after nearly a decade of reduced spending under the previous government.
Leicestershire County Council is set to receive nearly £30 million to support essential health services, ranging from smoking cessation to children’s health, and to help fund family and school nurses, sexual health clinics, and other health services.
Amanda Hack said:
“As a passionate advocate for Public Health, and a county councillor who previously sat on the Health Scrutiny Committee for 5 years, I am delighted that we are continuing to fulfil our promise to enhance health outcomes for people across Leicestershire as part of our plan for change.
We must continue working together to deliver increased prevention-based support. This will give people better access to services and relieve pressure on more traditional care settings, enabling those who need the support of GPs or consultants to access those services. This funding will help drive key health initiatives in our community, continuing the move away from cure-lead care to preventing people from falling into ill health in the first place.
Having already met with many of our local GP practises and the North West Leicestershire GP Federation, I will continue working closely with our health teams to enhance services, continue cutting waiting lists, and improve the health of local people.”
The Government has been running a national conversation to help build a health service fit for the future and shape a new 10 Year Health Plan for England. The plan will set out how to focus on preventing sickness, not just treating it, with this investment supporting that aim.
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