Scottish government to meet increased social care costs

Jeane Freeman, Scottish government cabinet secretary for health and sport

Scottish councils have been asked to increase support for homecare and nursing and care operations to help reduce delayed discharges and free up hospital beds. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has told the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) that, subject to expenditure being aligned to local plans, the Scottish government would meet additional costs to…

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