Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108076

Public Health: Nurses

Tabled: 23 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in local authority public health nursing contracts on prevention and community-based care.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Decisions related to public health nursing contracts are taken at a local level.Public health nursing has been funded by local authorities since 2015 through the Public Health Grant. We increased the Public Health Grant by £224 million this year, 2025/26,...

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