• Councils call for billions of pounds to be diverted from NHS to social care

    Councils call for billions of pounds to be diverted from NHS to social care
    Local Government Association wants policy rethink to earmark 85% of social care tax receipts for NHSTown halls are calling for billions of pounds a year earmarked for the NHS to be diverted to social care amid warnings of severe care worker shortages and hundreds of thousands of people not getting the help they need.The cross-party Local Government Association wants a rethink of the government policy announced in October, which is to reserve 85% of receipts from the new 1.25% health and social c

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