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<p>The local authority public health grant provides funding for health services delivered
through local authorities. However it is not the entirety of the funding nor spend
for public health services. For example, in addition to the grant there is circa £1.2
billion ringfenced for NHS national public health services within the NHS mandate
figures, as well as other Departmental expenditure on vaccines and on grant in aid
to Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the percentage change
in total funding for NHS England and the local authority public health grant in each
year since 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NHS England
funding increase %</p></td><td><p>Public health grant increase %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>24%*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>-2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td><td><p>-2.5%**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>-2.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Notes:</p><p>*
End year allocation for 2015-16 including the transfer in October 2015 of funding
from NHS England to local authorities for commissioning services for children aged
0 - 5.</p><p>** Figures from 2017-18 includes funding retained by 10 Greater Manchester
local authorities as part of a business rate pilot, not allocated via a grant.</p><p>
</p><p>The total Department of Health and Social Care Departmental Expenditure Limit
for 2018-19 was £128.4 billion. 2.5 % was allocated to the local authority public
health grant in 2018-19.</p>
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