Cambridgeshire and other county councils are calling on the Government to properly fund adult social care.
“Cambridgeshire County Council has today (Wednesday 5 October) joined councils across the country urging government to properly fund adult social care and its reforms.
The County Councils Network (CCN), which represents Cambridgeshire and 36 councils in county areas, has warned that drastically underfunded services face a ‘perfect storm’ of staffing shortages this winter, less availability of care beds and higher costs at a time when demand is increasing.
Their warning comes as new analysis from CCN reveals that councils in England are set to face £3.7bn in additional costs in 2023 compared to 2021 to keep care services even at current levels, due to rising inflation, wage increases and demand.”
More from the council here.