Instead of seeking solutions to serious problems, ministers are demonising migrant workers and seeking scapegoats
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.
Where has it come from? There has been widespread consensus across the NHS for several years about the damage being done to the service by the 2012 Act. It has forced decision […]
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 […]