Money to tackle obesity and binge drinking is being siphoned off to bail out cash-strapped hospitals, the Conservatives claimed today. A consultation document published by the party outlines measures to stop NHS cash earmarked for specific health concerns being raided to tackle funding shortfalls in other areas of the NHS.
17-03-2007

Under the proposals the money would be ring-fenced and held independently by public health directors working across councils and the NHS.
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