ADPH responds to announcement on Family Hubs
It is well evidenced that prevention and intervention in the very early stages of life is needed to support children and young people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives and prevent ill health in future.
Greg Fell
ADPH Vice President
Responding to the announcement by Government that Family Hubs will be rolled out to 75 local authorities, Greg Fell, Vice President ADPH, who is DPH for Sheffield, one of the 12 ‘trailblazer’ authorities set to receive extra funding, said:
“We are pleased to see the Government is acting on their ambition to put families at the heart of communities with the Family Hub initiative.
“It is well evidenced that prevention and intervention in the very early stages of life is needed to support children and young people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives and prevent ill health in future. This then supports communities to not just grow but also to thrive and embed good health at all levels in our society.
“However, it is important that funding for these measures remains consistent and sustained over the coming years so that the benefits of having this support in place can be felt now and long into the future.
“While the extra funding is appreciated, it must be matched by an increase to the public health grant so that DsPH across England can continue to deliver services to children, young people and their families who won’t yet benefit from the new Family Hubs.”