Dan Peters 06 June 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall warning over 'heightened' care provider failure risk

The risk of adult social care provider failure is ‘currently heightened due to additional pressures in the market,’ a Whitehall document highlighting the key risks over the next few months has warned.

A Civil Contingencies Forward Look, seen by The MJ, blamed workforce capacity, fuel, utility and agency staff costs, and inflation.

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