More than £28 million has already been spent on the proposals

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Scottish Government's 'botched' National Care Service plans mothballed after £28m spent

The flagship scheme would transfer responsibility for social care from Scottish councils to a new national body.

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National Care Service plan 'delayed not scrapped'

Trade unions, local councils and opposition parties all criticised the SNP plan to reform the care sector across Scotland.

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SNP Government scraps National Care Service plan after councils and trade unions withdraw support

The Scottish Government has ditched plans for a new centralised National Care Service.

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Scottish Government scraps flagship National Care Service plan

First announced by former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2021, the flagship policy would have seen the creation of a new dedicated service.

Scottish Government scraps National Care Service plan

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NATS ministers confirmed they would scrap the main reforms of Nicola Sturgeon’s flagship bill – after spending £28million on the doomed proposals. The plans were already on life support after it lost the support of trade unions, local authority umbrella group Cosla, and the SNP’s former coalition partners the Scottish Greens. GettyMs Sturgeon announced the plans in September 2021[/caption]
The decision to ditch the main part of the bill – which …

Scottish Government's 'botched' National Care Service plans mothballed after £28m spent

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