politics in 2022 had a predictable impact on the department of health for england. out went sajid javid when he resigned in protest at boris johnson s leadership. in came steve barclay as his replacement, but he was out when liz truss became prime minister, and in came therese coffey. just a few weeks later, out went therese coffey and welcome back steve barclay. four health secretaries in as many months, one of whom was the same person. there is also one bit of data that suggests the impact of covid will remain with all of us for a long time to come. for most of the year, the number of excess deaths recorded in the uk has been well above the five year average. that means hundreds of extra deaths a week, but less than half are directly linked to the virus. some of those deaths may be because of the very hot weather we had in the summer. and we do have an aging population. but it s also possible that
ten at the most. so, carol, one of the hospital s stop smoking advisers, sees a chance to help anthony quit. we can offer you some patches for your arm, and we can give you, like, an inhalator. you know, it s something to do with your hands. that s full of nicotine as well. carol herself gave up smoking five years ago. she understands how hard it can be. if i can do it, anybody can. and i did it, so you can as well. and she fears what might happen if this kind of service didn t exist. i just think people will die sooner, because they re not getting the support that they need. and i think now if we re educating the grannies, the mothers, they re going to educate their children not to smoke as well, because it s them that s the future, isn t it? in england, public health measures like stop smoking services are funded by local authorities, with a grant from the department for health and social care worth £3.11 billion this year.
but budgets have been squeezed hard over the last decade, and now rising inflation means the money is getting spread ever more thinly. and in communities like gateshead, with areas of severe deprivation, talk of further budget cuts is a bleak prospect. it really concerns me. i m here to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the population in gateshead, and actually having some of the limitations around budgets is really concerning. so, if you take tobacco, for example, tobacco harm in gateshead costs about £62 million a year, about £9 million to the nhs. so, if we were reducing some of those services that help us to tackle that issue, it doesn t make any sense. the department of health and social care says public health grants for next year will be announced in due course. but the worry is that double digit inflation will mean vital services will be lost and the health of the poorest communities will suffer. there were some other significant milestones this year.
give birth at home, that is possible too. they do have a part to play, and the voice is important, their choices are there to be made. but i would say to them also, please it is not as a general ruled that these are not providing adequate care, it is the circumstances in the nhs that is the circumstances in the nhs that is grossly underfunded and understaffed, so it is putting your faith in that one member of staff. there are people who lack good care, but the vast majority of staff are doing their very best under incredibly difficult circumstances, the system is broken. i incredibly difficult circumstances, the system is broken. incredibly difficult circumstances, the system is broken. i want to get our the system is broken. i want to get your reaction. the system is broken. i want to get your reaction, rachel, the system is broken. i want to get your reaction, rachel, to the system is broken. i want to get your reaction, rachel, to the - your reaction, rachel, to the statement
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