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Additional winter social care funding welcomed by NHS trusts

Matt Hancock has announced an additional £240m funding for social care ahead of winter to ease pressure on the NHS by allowing local authorities to ensure that there is appropriate care in place for patients discharged from hospital.

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Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary, has announced an additional £240m funding for social care ahead of winter. The funding will ease pressure on the NHS by allowing local authorities to ensure that  there is appropriate care in place for patients discharged from hospital. The announcement came ahead of his speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. The Department of Health and Social Care said the money could pay for one of the following: more than 71,500 home care packages to help patients get out of hospital quicker 86,500 reablement packages, which support workers to help patients carry out everyday

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