Wirral doctors get unexpected £1m windfall for social services - Liverpool Echo 31st March 2008

AN APOLOGY was issued to GPs after a Primary Care Trust put more than a million pounds into their accounts without warning. Doctors across Wirral found their coffers boosted by as much as £44,000. But with no paperwork or prior warning, many had no idea what the money was for. They later found out it was a social fund to spend on patients who needed quick access to help usually provided by social services – such as home medical equipment.

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