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£1bn boost to adult social care funding ‘not enough to cover costs’, warn leaders

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Councils will also be allocated a new ‘recovery grant’ worth £600m and an extra £50m in the broad-based revenue support grant (RSG), some of which the government intends should go on adults’ services. Were all authorities to do so, this would yield about £970m, some of which be available for adult social care.

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Extra £200m for social care in council settlement ‘wholly inadequate’, warn sector heads

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Councils will also be allocated a new recovery grant worth 600m and an extra 50m in the broad-based revenue support grant (RSG), some of which the government intends should go on adults services. Were all authorities to do so, this would yield about 970m, some of which would be available for adult social care.

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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

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There are also concerns that councils are taking on responsibilities that should fall to the NHS, because of the drive to discharge people from hospital as quickly as possible, which means people are leaving wards with greater needs than previously.

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Risk of ‘poor or potentially illegal’ practice in care home discharge plan, warns ADASS

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Our concern is that with the focus on discharge above everything else,” she added. “We can see from ADASS surveys that directors of adult social care are prioritising their resources to support hospital discharge or to respond to referrals where there are concerns about abuse or neglect.

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NHS to get most of £500m winter adult social care funding

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The NHS will be given the majority of a £500m fund for adult social care, designed to speed up hospital discharge and bolster the care workforce. Channelling the funding through the NHS reflects a growing shift towards resourcing adult social care through the health service.

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Extra £500m for social care a ‘sticking plaster’, warn sector leaders

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The package, designed to speed up hospital discharges by increasing the availability of social care, and to boost the supply of care staff, was broadly welcomed by councils, providers, think-tanks and charities. 52% rise in vacancies. ” Inflation driving £3.7bn rise in costs.

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Reinstate hospital social workers to improve discharge outcomes, PSWs urge Barclay

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. “We are concerned that people leaving hospital are ending up in the wrong places, with the wrong support, away from the people and things that are important to them which means they are at increased risk of a slower recovery and a potential unnecessary return to hospital,” network co-chairs Hannah Scaife and Sarah Range told Barclay.