Health experts have warned against cuts to public health funding and social care as Chancellor George Osborne announced a £3.8bn cash injection for the NHS.
The funding boost for frontline NHS services in England has been welcomed but critics are concerned it may lead to cuts to services that support the health service such as social care.
Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander said if the new £3.8bn investment in the NHS came from cutting budgets from other services George Osborne was simply "robbing Peter to pay Paul".
Experts have warned against cuts to social care and public health as George Osborne fast-tracked a £3.8bn cash injection for the NHS
NHS England won’t have to wait five years for money promised by the Government after winning a battle to get some of £8bn pledged now.