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ALT The image shows a heartbeat 'pulse' and the copy reads: 'Sector Pulse Check - Survey 2024, launched today. Beneath the image is the Hft and Care England logos

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ALT “Increasing numbers of local authorities are going bankrupt and being forced to cut services, including social care. Dedicated, skilled workers are leaving the sector in droves because there isn’t enough funding to pay them the wages they deserve. “People with a learning disability are being left waiting for assessments and care, isolated and without support to stay well, with their families plugging the gaps. All the while, demand for social care among working age adults is increasing. Social care is a spiralling crisis and only adequate funding will fix it.”

ALT “As part of our Why We Care campaign, we are urging Government to urgently invest £8.4 billion into the social care system to ensure people's care needs can be met and our social care workforce be properly recognised for the skilled and vital work they do. “This investment would boost the economy, ease pressure on the NHS and ensure the most vulnerable in society are supported to lead full and independent lives.”