'Vision' for social care is unclear, sector tells DoH

摘要

A rift between local government and the Department of Health over social care provision has developed, as local authorities have called for clarity about costs and future direction.Fears over funding have been heightened by the decision to delay details of the Government's vision for the future of social care for older people.Social care minister, Paul Burstow, had been due to set out details of how services will be modernised at the same time as pri-mary care trusts are abolished, and councils deal with massive cuts to their budgets.