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Charities call for independent commission to address growing social care pressures

By The Press Association9th January 2016News England

Leading charities have called on David Cameron to take “bold” action to tackle the growing pressures on health and social care, warning that vulnerable elderly and disabled people will “bear

Norman Lamb warns social care on verge of drifting into ‘state of crisis’

By The Press Association6th January 2016News England

England must decide how much it spends on NHS and social care services to prevent “a state of crisis”, a former health minister has insisted. Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb warned

Labour attacks social care funding proposals as ‘risky, uncertain and late’

By The Press Association5th January 2016News England

Social care is “in crisis now”, yet the Government proposes “risky, uncertain and late funding”, Labour has claimed. Shadow minister for older people, social care and carers Barbara Keeley told

Swinney’s budget branded ‘catastrophic’ for council jobs and services

By Iain MacDonald17th December 2015News Scotland

John Swinney’s latest budget plans will be “catastrophic” for jobs and services in Scotland’s councils, local authority leaders have warned. The Deputy First Minister has allocated £10.3 billion for local

New warning of real-terms cut in social care funding and risk to services

By The Press Association9th December 2015News England

Councils could struggle to fund social care in the future, meaning services may be put at risk, leaders in the sector have warned. George Osborne said social care could expect