Immediate cuts of 7% to Public Health budgets were announced early in June. Many people do not realise that the current five-year NHS forward plan - which proposes 24 billion of efficiency savings over 5 years - depends on progress in preventive health. Preventive health is a major responsibility of NHS Public Health authorities - which are now integrated with local authorities. This makes the acheivement of the 5-year plan even more challenging. A report on this change from Pulse Today is available here.