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Drew Sandelands

Glasgow social care cuts leave disabled people without help to 'go to the toilet'

Cuts to social care in Glasgow are leaving disabled people with “no support to wash, dress, eat or go to the toilet”, a charity has warned.

Glasgow Disability Alliance [GDA] said consecutive cuts have “eroded equality and rights” and called for a reform of the “broken” social care system.

The comments came as Glasgow’s Integration Joint Board [IJB] — a partnership between the council and NHS, which runs health and social care in the city — agreed to almost £22m of cuts on Wednesday.

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