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We now have a new prime minister, a new government, a completely new political and economic situation – but the same Secretary of State for health, and no indication of any change in the massive, unprecedented squeeze on NHS spending that weighs on local services like a millstone.
And it's not just health that is feeling the pressure. The latest report from the Association of directors of adult social services spells out a grim picture of the situation in social care.