Tag: Health and Social Care
Council warned social care cutbacks will see ‘hospitals, care homes, prison cells and morgues...
Unions and charities urge the council to reject a package of cuts to health and social care, which includes the closure of two care homes and funding for support services slashed.
Funding cuts to charities...
Two council-run care homes slated for closure
The proposal to close two care homes comes as part of a new raft of cuts to health and social care services, to help plug a £60 million funding gap
Clovenstone and Ford Road care...
New parking permits for carers to be introduced
The council plans to bring in two new types of parking permit for paid and unpaid carers in Edinburgh.
The permits would be made available to carers who are not currently eligible for a...
Health chiefs could withdraw support for new extra care housing in Midlothian
A row over funding could see health bosses withdraw from plans to provide services for new additional support housing at the old Dalkeith High School site, part of a £17 million Midlothian Council project.
Midlothian...
More than £10m cuts to social care as huge funding gap remains
A raft of cuts were agreed by the city's health and social care partnership as opposition cllr claims services in "a critical condition"
More than £10 million of cuts have been made to social care...
Expansion of ‘Home First’ Model of Health and Social Care Approved
Plans have been approved by members of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) to accelerate approaches to care for people at home and in a homely setting.
Designed to reduce the number of people being...
Health and Social Care Budget Expected to Break Even
Edinburgh’s health and social care budget is expected to break even following positive progress by the city’s Integration Joint Board (EIJB) and its partners.
At a Board meeting on Tuesday (22 October), members of the...
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