The two organisations representing social care staff in Scotland today published a joint manifesto in Glasgow containing ten demands that need to be addressed to resolve key problems affecting social work in Scotland.
Social care staff trade union, UNISON and social work professional body – the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have issued the manifesto – entitled Helping People Change their Lives – after a series of surveys indicating that severe staffing shortages continue in the sector.
At the launch in Glasgow, Stephen Smellie, chair of UNISONScotland