Eight of 14 areas fall off Better Care Fund fast track

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Eight of 14 areas fall off Better Care Fund fast track
The Department of Health has slashed the number of Better Care Fund areas that are fast-tracking their plans from 14 to six, Public Finance can reveal. Only Sunderland, Wiltshire, Greenwich, Reading, Liverpool and Nottinghamshire will now continue in the fast-track programme...

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