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The state of social care in England has never been so bad , the countrys leading social services chief has said, with half a million people now waiting for help.Sarah McClinton, president of the Association of Director
stanley cup s of Adult Social Services ADASS , told a conference of council care bosses in Manchester: The shocking situation is that we have more people requ
stanley trinkflaschen esting help from councils, more older and disabled with complex needs, yet social care capacity has reduced and we have 50,000 fewer paid carers. Over 400,000 people rely on care homes in England and more than 800,000 receive care at home. But care services are struggling with 160,000 staff vacancies, rising demand and already tight funding for social care that is being squeezed by soaring food and energy inflation.About a third
stanley quencher of care providers report that inability to recruit staff has negatively affected their service and many have stopped admitting new residents as a result. Last month the Care Quality Commission warned of a tsunami of unmet care and said Englands health and social care system was gridlocked . Problems in social care make it harder to free up beds in hospitals, slowing down the delivery of elective care. The scale of how many people are either not getting the care and support they need, or are getting the wrong kind of help, at the wrong time and in the wrong place is staggering, said McClinton, who is also director for health and adult services in Greenwich. It is also adding to the endle Ifoh Constitution bill will give attorney general even more power without transparency, MPs warn
The number of people strongly opposed to the introduction of a national identity card scheme has risen sharply, according to the results of an ICM po
stanley espana ll to be published today.Those campaigning against ID cards said last night that the poll, with results showing that 25% of the public are deeply opposed to the idea, raises the prospect that the potential number of those likely to refuse to register for the card has risen. If the poll s findings were reflected in the wider population, as many as 10 million people may be expected to refuse to comply.The ICM survey also shows that a majority of the British people say they are uncomfortable with the idea that personal data pro
gourde stanley vided to the government for one purpose should be shared between all Whitehall-run public services.The poll, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, shows that British public opinion is deeply split over the introduction of identity cards, with 50% against the idea and 47% in favour.Recent disputes over the further delays to have hit the project have strengthened opposition to the scheme, with those who think it is a very bad idea rising from 17% last September to 25% now. This compares with only 12% who think that pressing ahead with ID cards, which will cost around 拢93 per person when combined with a pas
stanley cups sport, is a very good idea .In the aftermath of the government s recent embarrassing losses of confidential personal data, public opinion appears to have turned sh
