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Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Community Wellbeing Board, responded to the CQC State of Care report

"This important annual report further evidences the critical challenges facing services which support the health and wellbeing of people across our communities. Rising demand, alongside pressures on the workforce, are having a negative impact on people’s ability to access the support they need to live a good life. 

"This reinforces the importance of investing in local government given the role many council services play in promoting and improving population wellbeing.

“In particular, councils’ children’s social care, adult social care and public health services all play a vital role in tackling inequalities, reducing or delaying the onset of higher level needs, or supporting people with such needs to live as independently and well as possible.

“This is why it is imperative the Chancellor acts in next week’s Autumn Budget to provide councils with the financial stability they need to protect the services that are so vital to people and communities.”

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