95 people die waiting for care in Edinburgh

[wendy]

NINETY-FIVE people in Edinburgh died last year while waiting for the council to provide them with a care package, shocking new figures revealed today.

Campaigners, unions and care companies all said extra cash was urgently needed to tackle a “cruel crisis” in social care.

Behind these figures are real people with stories of desperation, misery and indignity.
Gordon Aiken

The figures also showed there were 400 people in the Capital waiting for care, nearly 4000 hours of unmet demand for care and one person who had to wait nearly two years for a care package.

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[annie]

That is really shocking