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Almost all councils lack funding to meet adult care costs this winter, warn directors

Community Care

Ninety four per cent of directors disagreed that they had sufficient money to fund care over the coming months, while the same proportion disagreed that there were enough social care staff locally to meet needs this winter, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey.

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Reinstate hospital social workers to improve discharge outcomes, PSWs urge Barclay

Community Care

The letter, which has been backed by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England, warned that a lack of social work assessments prior to discharge was leading to people ending up in the wrong place, reduced independence and lower quality of life. Risks of ‘poor or potentially illegal practice.

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