Reablement services are being expanded significantly across England on the back of £648m transferred from the NHS to local authorities this year.
Sixty per cent of English councils are expanding or setting up reablement services using money transferred from primary care trusts, making it the most popular use of the health money, Community Care has found.
Freedom of Information requests answered by 117 of the 152 English councils indicate that the £648m is set to be transferred to councils in full, and that most authorities are using it exclusively for adult social care.
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