We all know that social care services can ill afford spending cuts.
The current system is unfair and underfunded with widespread unmet need. It is also unsustainable due to the increasing demands and expectations of our ageing population, and more people living longer with disabilities and dementia.
The budget pressures on councils will intensify in the face of this growing need and worse is to come: to top it all off, the budget deficit means local authorities are expected to make very considerable cuts in spending and with a general election in the offing things will only get worse .
Today we have seen savage cuts in University funding , how long I wonder before the same happens to social care ?
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