and with higher than expected inflation at the moment, we re expecting another real term cut this year. a fresh analysis of what impact that s had on public health spending since 2015 shows where reductions have already been made. stop smoking services have been hardest hit, with budgets down by more than 40%. money for adult drug and alcohol services has been reduced by more than a quarter. and sexual health services saw funding fall by more than 20%. and in communities like gateshead, with areas of severe deprivation, talk of further budget cuts is a bleak prospect. it really concerns me, you know. i m here to improve and protect the health and well being 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 mak
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