Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting
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UNISON commits to campaign for a national care service
In the motion care worker members gave heartfelt testimony of their experiences working throughout the pandemic
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Government must bring back Covid funding to safeguard ‘lives and livelihoods’, say UNISON and the Care Provider Alliance
Christina McAnea and Professor Martin Green warn more staff could quit unless infection control fund is reinstated
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Fixing broken social care system would be best tribute to staff, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says day of remembrance must be catalyst for positive change
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Dithering over social care must end immediately with a proper pay boost for workers
Care shortages having serious impact on vulnerable
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Staffing levels in care ‘dangerously low’ with dying residents denied dignified end, says UNISON survey
Survey shows staff having to choose between supporting residents in final hours and needs of other residents
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Staffing levels in care ‘dangerously low’ with dying residents denied dignified end, says UNISON survey
Survey shows not enough staff to sit with residents in their final hours or change soiled sheets
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Double-jab rule risks care collapse, says UNISON
Christina McAnea warns of staffing catastrophe ahead of double-jab deadline
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Urgent action needed to fix care staffing, says UNISON
Pay hike and total overhaul required
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Social care is a national problem needing a national solution
Central rather than local government funding needed
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Take the profiteering out of care sector and pay staff fair wages, says UNISON
In her Labour conference speech, Christina McAnea condemns exploitation of those needing and giving care
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Invest in the health workforce and public services to learn pandemic lessons
Keynote speech renews call for immediate pandemic inquiry
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Scrap mandatory vaccine deadline or risk decimating the care sector, says UNISON
Christina McAnea warns of ‘catastrophic’ staffing crisis unless government abandons draconian policy
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Huge vacancy rates across care sector adding to staff mental health crisis
The government’s failure to deal with the growing staffing crisis in social care risks worsening the mounting mental health toll on workers, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Figures from a…Read more…
Government has no plan for social care, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says £5.3bn promised comes nowhere near what’s needed
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New social care levy shows government priorities are all wrong, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government wrong to focus on funding before reform
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UNISON urges councils to ensure care staff are properly paid
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
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Compulsory jabs guidance is confusing and risks driving staff away, says UNISON
Donna Rowe-Merriman says measure will do more harm than good
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Latest delay on social care reform could push staff over the edge, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson hasn’t delivered nearly two years on from pledge
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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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