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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, 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. dominic hughes, bbc news, 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. dominic hughes, bbc news, gateshead. five palestinians, including at least three gunmen, have been killed in a major israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied west bank. the israelis carried out the raid in the city of nablus, and claimed they were acting against militants who ve been carrying out attacks on israeli soldiers and civilians. palestinians say it s one