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<p>The Department has noted the Nuffield Trust’s blog ‘Are parts of England 'left
behind' by the NHS?’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to ensure everyone from all
walks of life has the same opportunity for a long, healthy life. The Department’s
prevention vision puts prevention at the heart of the nation’s health, shifting the
focus from treatment of individual conditions to improving long term health and putting
more resource into primary and community care.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan
sets out how the National Health Service will develop over the coming years and take
stronger action surrounding health inequalities. NHS England has committed to ensuring
a higher share of funding goes towards geographies with high health inequalities.
This funding is estimated to be worth over £1 billion by 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally,
NHS England will commission the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation to conduct
and publish a review of the inequalities adjustment to the funding formulae.</p>
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