South Lanarkshire Labour group warns of social care crisis

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South Lanarkshire's Labour group is warning of "serious ramifications" the longer current social care contingency measures remain in place.A range of measures has been put in place by South Lanarkshire health and social care partnership to ensure provision for the area's most vulnerable people is prioritised.The move is in response to the ongoing challenges caused by the Covid pandemic including record numbers of infections and staffing shortages.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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We have to return services to normal as soon as possible.“When we emerge from the crisis, we have to fundamentally rethink how our country values frontline care workers and the essential work they