Survey on Wolverhampton care home changes set to end
Councillor Jasbir Jaspal, of City of Wolverhampton Council, said the proposal marked a "step change" in the way the authority commissions care services.The survey, called Residential and Nursing Care Survey, is available to complete online until it closes on Monday.
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