HEALTH

DoH says social care costs 'will hit council finances'

Government plans to reform social care will put more pressure on local authority budgets, health and care sector organisations have warned ministers.

Government plans to reform social care will put more pressure on local authority budgets, health and care sector organisations have warned ministers.

Concerns over council finances were among the key findings in the Department of Health's summary of consultation responses to the draft Care and Support Bill, which was published on 7 December.

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