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RCP calls for investment in public health and social care
The Royal College of Physicians has joined 29 other medical specialist societies and faculties to urge the Chancellor to invest in public health and social care.
Ahead of this week’s budget, the letter highlights the scale of the challenges facing our NHS and social care services and the need for the government to act now. The letter also stresses that the NHS does not operate in isolation and that the wider health and social care ecosystem requires investment.
The signatories state: “We have an ageing society living with multiple health conditions, growing health and economic inequalities, an NHS and social care workforce at breaking point, a tired NHS estate and a fragile social care system. Additional NHS funding announced by the last Prime Minister was a welcome boost, but this will only keep the system ticking over. This government has an opportunity to create a healthier, happier and fairer well-led society where health and well-being are at the centre of all policies. From education to employment and housing, transport to the environment; a legacy that would be remembered for generations to come.
“This will only be achieved through sustained investment into the health and social care system however. We are calling on the government to use this budget to invest in public health and social care.”
The RCP says that it is crucial that the government uses the budget to create a healthier and more prosperous nation.
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