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Although these changes wouldn’t happen overnight, the union believes the reforms would put an end to 15-minute home […]

It remains the case that ministers' reckless changes to immigration policy spell disaster for social care. "Migrant care workers are now more likely […]

The new collection of essays looks at how the minimum wage could evolve

Christina McAnea comments on Justin Welby’s concerns over government visa rules

Christina McAnea says ministers must show they ‘care about social care’

The need for a new national care service grows more pressing with each passing day. 

So how could he possibly have known where to throw that ‘protective ring’ he boasted about? The care sector had been in crisis long before […]

– Case studies (names have been changed): Louise who works in the East of England says: “No travel time pay puts immense pressure on […]

“The national care service is a shared national endeavour to give every individual the right support in the right way at the […]

Social care now needs to moved to the front of the queue, not shifted to the back. It's time for change. Social care should become part of a nationally recognised institution, as respected as the NHS. It […]

UNISON responds to archbishops’ report calling for reform of social care

UNISON responds to Keir Starmer’s speech on Labour’s plans for the NHS and social care

Vacancy rates are rocketing because care workers are underpaid for a difficult and skilled job

Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting

UNISON believes that the UK needs a national care service that brings about consistent standards of care for the elderly and disabled, and consistent terms […]