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• Tory voters in north of England view social care reforms as ‘toxic’ – research

  29-11-2021 07:00
  
  Labour polling reveals funding changes that break Conservative election pledge considered a betrayalConservative voters in the north of England view Boris Johnson’s changes to social care funding as toxic and say his broken pledge on not selling homes to pay for care is a betrayal, according to research seen by the Guardian.The polling and focus group, undertaken for the Labour party, said the changes to social care funding this week found it was “the most powerful broken promise we
  
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• Closures and soaring waiting lists: crunch time for social care services

  29-11-2021 07:00
  
  ‘Red lights are flashing’ warns care boss, in advance of the government’s social care white paperSocial care services across England are “rapidly deteriorating”, with waiting lists soaring and councils struggling with care home closures, social services chiefs have warned.Long-term waiting lists have almost quadrupled and 1.5m hours of necessary home care were not delivered in the three months to November, amid a deepening staffing crisis going into winter. Continue
  
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