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Commons · Question 10530 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that upper tier local authorities can meet additional demand for social care services in (a) Shropshire and (b) England in winter 2024

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Oct 2024

On 17 September, I wrote to all local authorities, setting out priorities for improving service resilience across social care this winter. The letter emphasises the importance of close partnership working and joint planning between local authorities, the ...