Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley has pledged £150m extra funding for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to alleviate the impact of social care needs on hospitals. A White Paper on social care is to reveal detailed plans for funding reform later this year.
The government is to provide an additional £150m by doubling the amount allocated to PCTs for reablement services (defined by the Department of Health as 'assistance regaining independence if daily living skills are lost through illness or injury') in 2012-13. The money is part of the £87.5bn allocation made to PCTs for 2012-13. Mr Lansley's initiative follows a warning by Age UK director Michelle Mitchell that, 'Care is in crisis and it is getting worse.'
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