Less than one in ten social care directors believed they would be able to fulfil their statutory duties next year as the sector continues to wrestle with a burgeoning funding crisis, increasingly ‘fragile’ markets and escalating demands.
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) budget survey this week revealed that confidence among directors was significantly waning.
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