Category Archives: Adult Social Care

An open letter from Cllr Keith Glazier, Leader of the Council

Cllr Keith GlazierToday we made some decisions on the Adult Social Care savings proposals at the Cabinet meeting of East Sussex County Council. I want to stress that these have not been easy decisions.

There is a national crisis in social care funding, and when the Council agreed its budget for this financial year (2018/19) at its meeting on February 6 this included a reduction for Adult Social Care and Health of nearly £10 million. We are lobbying hard to get this problem addressed by Government, alongside other councils and all our partners involved in social care. Continue reading →

Working together to tackle those who target the vulnerable

Cllr Bill BentleyORGANISED crime, modern slavery, scams and fraud were on the agenda as partners from across East Sussex came together for a conference on community safety.

The Safer People Safer Places event was a chance for members of the multi-agency East Sussex Safer Communities Partnership to come together and discuss their strategy for protecting the vulnerable. Continue reading →

East Sussex reshapes services as national social care crisis sharpens funding pressures

PLANS to remodel front-line services to deal with a national crisis in social care and other intense financial pressures will be presented to council leaders next week.

The proposals are part of a package of measures East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve to help the authority achieve agreed savings of £17 million in 2018/19. Continue reading →