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Government ministers must improve care pay if they’re to succeed in filling huge numbers of vacancies, UNISON says today. The government has launched a new recruitment campaign ‘Care for Others. Make a Difference’ to boost the number of workers in adult social care as existing staff are forced to take time off to self-isolate or […]
Dozens of elderly people, including those with dementia, will now have to find somewhere else to live as Derbyshire County Council confirms it will close seven care homes. Residents at the homes in Sandiacre, West Hallam, Clowne, Tibshelf, Brimington, New Mills and Bakewell will be forced to move out by September 2022. Derbyshire County Council’s […]
Government money not enough to fix broken care system.
The need for a new national care service grows more pressing with each passing day.
It also includes a piece from the union's head of health at UNISON Sara Gorton, focusing on the issue of low weekly pay, which remains a big problem for around one in […]
Care shortages having serious impact on vulnerable
Other reasons for wanting to quit included poor treatment by their employer (11%) and overwork due to staffing […]
Christina McAnea warns of staffing catastrophe ahead of double-jab deadline
Plan to fix care is needed right now
Poor government decision making at the heart of problems
She said: “I was getting a little aggrieved when #ClapForCarers was only talking about the NHS. Don’t get me wrong – the NHS needs all the help it can get […]
UNISON says ‘desperate measures’ in leaked plans could lead to preventable deaths
It also means that homecare workers in the north-west England town – who are mostly women – will eventually be paid the living wage, sick pay and for their […]
Strike action on hold pending further talks