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• Tory NHS plan will not fix shortage of doctors and nurses, says Wes Streeting

  21-09-2022 19:32
  Shadow health secretary says medics are suffering ‘moral injury’ because they cannot deliver best careWes Streeting has criticised a “gaping hole” in the Conservatives’ forthcoming NHS plan, which he said would do little to address the shortage of doctors, nurses and care workers that is fuelling backlogs and workforce discontent.The shadow health secretary said that doctors and nurses considering industrial action in the coming months were not just concerned about
  
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• Adult social care in England is in crisis, say Tory council leaders

  21-09-2022 07:00
  Warning of £3.7bn funding shortfall over next 18 months piles pressure on Liz Truss after campaign pledgesAdult social care in England is in serious crisis, Tory council leaders have warned the government, as it faces a £3.7bn funding gap and a growing staffing shortage that has brought many local care providers to the brink of collapse.The intervention by the County Councils Network, which represents 36 mainly Tory-run authorities, comes amid widespread local government concern over
  
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