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Gita Paul was born in Lithuania and came to the UK in 2005 as a 20-year-old looking for work.

New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits to people’s homes will be impossible while the government continues to slash local authority budgets, UNISON said today (Wednesday). The new NICE guidelines echo […]

Commenting on the warning today (Monday), from the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, that dignified care social care for the elderly will be at risk unless the government makes more money available, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Government spending cuts have put local authority budgets under intolerable […]

T works as a night awake care assistant in a residential home for the elderly.

UNISON informed that company plans to close seven care homes across Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland regional secretary Patricia McKeown says announcement that two of seven Four Seasons homes have been bought by local companies comes as a source of relief to the residents and the affected staff

Anheddau Cyf sacks 300 people to re-engage them only if they accept swinging cuts to their terms and conditions

Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people

Commenting on new NHS England figures published today (Thursday), highlighting the scale of delayed discharges from hospitals, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Continuous cuts to social care budgets are the reason why many people have to stay longer in hospital than they should. “The problem is getting worse, not better. Already this year there […]

The public willingness to accept cuts to public services is ‘exhausted’

It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay.

The crisis in adult social care is set to worsen due to a growing funding gap, UNISON has told the Communities and Local Government Committee.

Seventeen homecare workers employed across the London Borough of Haringey are taking care company Sevacare and the council to court.

Company fails to negotiate over plans for ‘unfair’ work pattern which could see transferred UNISON members on call for 14 hours a day

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