Equal funding rule disparaged as ‘micromanagement’ by government

By Emily Townsend2025-11-27T13:32:00

The spending rule designed to ensure that mental health services received an equal share of NHS funding growth has been criticised by the government as an example of “command and control micromanagement”.

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