SOCIAL CARE

Discharge rush heaps pressure on councils

A rush to discharge hospital patients is heaping more pressure on social care services, according to a survey of directors.

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A rush to discharge hospital patients is heaping more pressure on social care services, according to a survey of council directors.

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services' (ADASS) annual survey found discharge rates were among the factors causing a £586m overspend on adult social care budgets last year, impacting almost three-quarters of English councils.

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