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Just 1% of social workers questioned by UNISON believe the government’s reforms address the main concerns they face. The government wants to give councils the power […]

The union is now calling on the government to learn from SPT’s mistakes and reverse the trend towards NHS privatisation. Formed in 2009 […]

Delegates reported on the impact of cuts locally. In Tayside, said one delegate, they've been set a target to cut £1m a week in 2016/17, on […]

UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The government has pledged £1.25bn for mental health but services are still having budgets reduced. “No-one […]

"The government must single-handedly take the blame for aggravating the staffing crisis and pushing care homes to […]

“The government pledged that no care worker would lose out financially if they have to self-isolate or shield […]

UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)

It focuses largely on the NHS in England and seeks to put into law the main elements of the government’s Integration and Innovation white paper, published earlier this year. Where has it come from? […]

Both sectors are many thousands of staff short, social care desperately so. “Migrant workers are propping up a crumbling care system that the government has refused to fund properly […]

The government says the move will “enable a local authority in England to test different ways of working, with a […]

The government was too hasty to scrap this and other sensible safety precautions like social distancing […]

Lords report urges spending boost

“When will the government admit that health and social care services are on their knees and take this national emergency […]

UNISON represents over 300,000 people working in social care, who are employed by local authorities, private companies, the community and voluntary sector, or directly by care users […]

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’