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Five people deeply connected to the care sector explain what it’s like now – and what a national care service would mean for them

A national care service and a fair pay agreement for care staff is the only answer.” Notes to editors: - UNISON is the UK’s […]

A UNISON event at parliament sought to ignite the political will in Westminster to make a national care service a reality

‘The how’ – how it's delivered – has to be down to the local system, and we have to allow for innovation and we have to involve all different parts of the […]

The ban means overseas care staff will be much less likely to come to work in the UK. But migrant workers are still very much needed

She also noted that school members in Northern Ireland were currently taking action and that members in Scotland had received […]

The home secretary’s announcement of new immigration plans will sacrifice migrant care workers and risk a total collapse of the UK’s care system, just to appease extremist Tory […]

So we’re calling on the government to take urgent action to stop that from happening. Immigration reform and the creation of a national care service are the […]

The team leader of the Social Work Team of the Year testifies to the impact an integrated approach can have in the care system

Conference heard how, in Scotland, the government’s plans, though a ‘national care service’ in name, amount to little more than a charter for private companies. Tony Slaven said: “The […]

“The national care service is a shared national endeavour to give every individual the right support in the right way at the […]

The report suggests a potential launch date for a national care service could be 5 July 2028 to mark the 80th anniversary of the NHS. Major reforms and a new way […]

After four months of collective action, support workers received £780 back pay alongside the pay increase

Let’s show solidarity with members at St Monica Trust care homes, who are taking strike action as their employer tries to fire and rehire them

Whether it’s gender equality, green jobs or a more productive economy – social care should be a central part of a modern industrial strategy, Westminster event hears