Prime minister must fix social care for good
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Prime minister must fix social care for good
The article Care workers deserve pay to reflect their value, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Ministers must get tough with care employers
The article Care funding must get through to those who need it, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Legal win has implication for thousands of workers
The article Government urged to act after major minimum wage win by homecare workers, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Plan needed for care homes and infection control fund must be extended
The article Government mustn’t sleepwalk into further care home catastrophe, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
The damning report by MPs into hospital patients in England being discharged into care homes without a Covid-19 test reinforces the need for a public inquiry, sooner rather than later, into the…Read more…
Sick pay for staff essential to limit spread
The article Care home death toll highlights urgent need for reform, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Commenting on Labour’s plans published today (Monday) for a mental health package for NHS and care staff, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Health and care staff…Read more…
Social care needs top-to-toe reform
The article Care staff death rate a national scandal, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Some workers going unpaid while following safety guidance
The article Care worker pay deductions must be tackled to stop hardship and control virus spread first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Care sector was out of sight, out of mind
The article Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government must remove charge for all healthcare settings
The article Greater clarity needed from PM on plans to scrap immigration health surcharge first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Department of Health will provide funding for care homes to pay staff 80% of their salary when on sick leave for coronavirus
The article UNISON welcomes NI pledge on COVID sick pay first appeared on…Read more…
This week, the deputy leader of the Labour Party sat down to listen to care workers about their working conditions and concerns
The article Angela Rayner chats to UNISON carers first appeared on the…Read more…
Government must ensure cash goes to staff
The article Funding must go to care workers in need, not employers’ bank accounts, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Christina McAnea says complete overhaul needed so no one is left unprotected again
The article Care home deaths expose social care system ‘unfit for purpose’, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Risk of infection must be reduced for care workers
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Clear guidance must be rigorously applied
The article Elderly and vulnerable people still at risk from poor advice from some care homes, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Union had urged the government to cut VAT weeks ago, as care homes struggle to fund and access protective equipment for staff
The article UNISON welcomes move to pause VAT on PPE first appeared on…Read more…
Home Office grants automatic extensions to health and care workers – and indefinite leave to remain to family of healthcare workers who die of COVID-19
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Society needs to look at how it treats care
The article Care home death figures are shameful, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…