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Instead of seeking solutions to serious problems, ministers are demonising migrant workers and seeking scapegoats

Thousands of dedicated and experienced staff have been lost to the sector.

The government made last minute amendments to the Health and Care Bill this week – changes that will hit the poorest the hardest. Here’s all you need to know and where things are at the moment

Making mask wearing optional back in the summer was a mistake

Christina McAnea says reform needed to address gaping chasm between ministers’ pledges and the reality

New resources available for health and safety reps and care workers at our dedicated learning.unison.org.uk site

‘Everybody is worried about the virus. Carers are worried for themselves, and worried for our clients too’

Report highlights devastating impact of short-term planning and long-term underinvestment in health and social care

New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment

Lords report urges spending boost

UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers

Tories pushing the UK ‘towards a cliff edge’, Brighton delegates are told

UNISON sets out priorities at successful first national social care seminar

This scheme looks like another dangerous experiment

Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]