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Why cutting care is bad for Britain

Dan Peters reports on the dangers inherent in integrating social care with healthcare, removing the important bridge that social care creates with other council services

By MJ Correspondent | 10 April 2014

‘Leave our NHS alone' is a common cry from campaigners. But, local government could soon be forced into making a similar plea to protect the future of social care.

Up until now, social care has only tended to register on the public's consciousness at times of scandal.

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