HEALTH

Cuts in spending blamed for Blackpool care privatisation

Plans to privatise adult social care in Blackpool have been blamed on the Government's spending cuts.

By Nick Appleyard | 09 May 2013

Plans to privatise adult social care in Blackpool have been blamed on the Government's spending cuts.

Blackpool Council is in the process of handing over responsibility for care homes that look after adults with learning difficulties to the private sector.

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