Exclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'

By Crispin Dowler2011-09-29T06:19:00

Source: Andres Rodriguez - Fotolia

The government’s decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating NHS funds will ultimately lead to £718m a year being transferred from areas with poor health to those with good health, research suggests.

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