During the years of austerity, local authorities have had to balance reducing budgets against increasing demand – while maintaining a high level of quality in social care services.
Hertfordshire’s story is not untypical of other areas, with councils seeing the financial pressures of a system that was never generously funded and has continued to leave the care sector under huge strain.
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