Extract from Opposition day debate (Commons) on Social Care - Apr 25

Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (Con):...The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has £6 billion of devolved funding at its disposal, and I hope part of that will be channelled into primary care to facilitate early assessments and to support patients newly diagnosed with dementia. Doing so would have a positive knock-on effect. By focusing on community care we can reduce the level of emergency admissions and care home placements, and relieve the pressure on our local hospitals...

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