Councils' plea to hold on to key public health services

摘要

Councils have warned the NHS not to grab back responsibility for key public health services. The plea comes after a new review, commissioned by the County Councils' Network (CCN), found that the transfer of public health to councils in 2013 had a positive outcome. Local government officials interviewed for the report said, prior to the move to local government, investment in public health services from the NHS was 'poorly targeted and inefficient'.