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Jenny Foulds

Anger over £6m social care reserves pot while West Dunbartonshire residents 'struggle to cope'

Vulnerable residents are struggling to cope due to care cutbacks while health and social care services sit on £6.3million of reserves, it’s been claimed.

Disabled people have told how they have been “demoralised”, with one woman saying she has barely been able to leave her home, as they wait on help from West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP).

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie says the situation is “outrageous”, claiming it’s having a serious impact on people’s mental health.

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