Labour analysis predicts £40m less will be spent on testing and treating infection in 2016 despite rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis soaringCuts to sexual health services will lead to more abortions,unplanned pregnancies and an “explosion” in sexually transmitted infections, medical experts warn.
Their warning comes as Labour claims that local councils in England will spend as much as £40m less than planned this year on services such as testing and treating infections such as herpes and syphilis as a result of George Osborne’s decision to slit £200m from the public health budget.
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Source: theguardian.com