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Social care needs a radical overhaul urgently to value the vulnerable and staff

Christina McAnea responds to Public Accounts Committee report

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Care employers still not giving sick pay to Covid-hit staff, says UNISON survey          

Christina McAnea says government must reform sector and ensure employers guarantee full pay

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Care staff more likely to decline jab if threatened by employers, says UNISON survey        

Gavin Edwards says forced vaccination could make recruitment and retention crisis worse

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Levelling up won’t mean anything without decent public services

Much-needed reforms missing from parliamentary agenda

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Radical reform not empty words needed on social care

Plan to fix care is needed right now

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Government must deliver after years of broken pledges to reform social care, says UNISON    

Gavin Edwards says social care should be equal in excellence to the NHS

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Government must act over minimum wage laws affecting care workers, say UNISON and Mencap 

UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay

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Persuasion not coercion must be the key to drive vaccine take-up, says UNISON

Mandatory jabs are the wrong approach and a massive distraction.

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Government must act on watchdog’s call for social care reform, says UNISON   

Christina McAnea says National Audit Office’s concerns are ‘hugely significant’

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Supreme Court sleep-in appeal decision is blow for ​everyone in social care, says UNISON        

Christina McAnea says government must act now to overhaul broken system where staff are paid a pittance

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Additional money for social care must be used to support staff who self-isolate, says UNISON 

Christina McAnea says employers must use extra infection control cash to support staff

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Pay staff fairly to tackle care recruitment crisis

Care work is fulfilling but tough and isn’t to be taken on a whim

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‘One job’ rule without pay pledge could plunge care staff into poverty and put residents at risk

Government must guarantee staff can work additional hours or get compensation for lost wages

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Overhauling care sector is the answer to staff shortages

High vacancy rates show system is broken

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