Care bill ‘scant on detail’ say social care leaders

The plans have been fiercely criticised over cost and approach

Despite more than £12 million being spent on plans for a National Care Service in the last year, social care leaders say the bill is still “scant on detail” and immediate pressures in the crisis-hit sector are being neglected.

The legislation would overhaul social care – creating centralised care boards, similar to health boards, but ministers revealed it will again be paused for further consultation.

STV News has been speaking to those who rely on social care and say they feel failed and forgotten about.

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