Wednesday 3 October 2018

Government's £240m winter pledge for social care is a ‘sticking plaster’, experts say

Government's £240m winter pledge for social care is a ‘sticking plaster’, experts say A £240m emergency funding injection to prop up social care this winter and ease pressure on the NHS has been labelled a “sticking plaster” by patient groups.

Ahead of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said the move would prevent hospital beds being used by people who could be better cared for in their homes.

But council leaders warned they cannot be expected to “turn services on and off” in response to short-term bailouts from the government. The Independent

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