Executive Flagship Policy Figures 'Don't Add Up' Personal Care Provision: Costs Personal Care Provision: Costs Researchers Warn Poor Data Quality Threatens Vulnerable Users of Services

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RESPECTED researchers have warned that figures published by the Scottish Executive to show the cost of providing free personal care are "inaccurate, inconsistent, meaningless" and "potentially seriously misleading".

Margaret and Jim Cuthbert, a husband and wife team who run the Edinburgh-based economic group Analytical Consulting, say fluctuations in the figures and other anomalies make it impossible to gain an accurate idea of how much the policy really costs.

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Executive Flagship Policy Figures 'Don't Add Up' Personal Care Provision: Costs Personal Care Provision: Costs Researchers Warn Poor Data Quality Threatens Vulnerable Users of Services

An analysis of data used by the Executive to say how much they are spending on the flagship policy shows that some local authorities say the cost of providing an hour of personal care is GBP21.23, while...

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