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The 15-minute care makeover from hell

Claire Sweeney stars in our new short film with a difference

Article, Magazine, moving on the UNISON National site.

The 15-minute care makeover from hell

Claire Sweeney stars in our new short film with a difference

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON on film on the Magazine site.

Andy Burnham vows to end ‘callous culture’ of social care

The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Fund care to lift women workers out of poverty, Welsh councils urged

UNISON Cymru/Wales writes to all country’s councils on International Women’s Day

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Adult social care is the biggest pressure on councils

Research by the Local Government Information Unit included responses from 131 councils in England and Wales which showed that […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Older people are not getting the homecare they need

The data on homecare for over 65s

Article, P.S data on the UNISON National site.

Scottish council signs care charter

North Ayrshire becomes latest local authority to put its name to union’s Ethical Care Charter, committing itself to standards for home care services and working conditions

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Delegates back call to improve representation

Under-representation – particularly among young members – cited as a problem that needs to be tackled

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Social care is at a tipping point’

Check our campaign briefing for SOS Day on 16 Novembers for ways you can get involved

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Do you use social care services?

Please complete the short questionnaire at the link below and tell us how cuts to social care services for older people have affected you. Take the survey Your answers will be completely […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON gives evidence on growing social care funding crisis

Many local authorities do not pay care providers enough to deliver appropriate care packages and the vast […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Social care services for older people

Decades of underfunding, privatisation and recent years of government spending cuts have led to a crisis in social care funding, making it […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘My mum has Alzheimer’s and I have haemophilia’: why homecare matters

Omar Ramadan has severe haemophilia – a disorder that impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting – and he cares for his mother who has Alzheimer’s

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Nottingham signs up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter

East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week

Article on the UNISON National site.

The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker

‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’

Blogs, News on the UNISON National site.