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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Next PM must overhaul social care as level of unmet need astonishing, say charities

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The new prime minister must “turn the page” on social care to transform it amid an “astonishing” level of unmet need, charities have warned.

The Care and Support Alliance (CSA), which represents more than 60 charities, is calling on the next Conservative Party leader to act fast, with research suggesting one in eight older people is going without the social care they need.

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