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local authorities must draw on the power of community assets

Ewan King says it is time to push forward with an asset-based approach to social care that builds on the skills and strengths of local people.

More money is good, but we need transformation too.

This has perhaps been the most sensible thing that commentators have said in response to the recent Budget. Because whatever we do with the money, we still need good quality social care provision, which over the longer-term needs to deliver much better outcomes for more people, within tight resources.

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