HEALTH officials have been told to ignore announcements by ministers that commit to spending millions of pounds on public health threats such as smoking and obesity as the Department of Health struggles to find money for front-line services. An e-mail from the office of Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, has warned that junior ministers’ statements on spending proposals will not be honoured if they have not previously identified and agreed the source of the money to pay for them...
Read more at Times Online
