Northern Ireland regional secretary Patricia McKeown says announcement that two of seven Four Seasons homes have been bought by local companies comes as a source of relief to the residents and the affected staff
UNISON informed that company plans to close seven care homes across Northern Ireland
T works as a night awake care assistant in a residential home for the elderly.
Commenting on the warning today (Monday), from the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, that dignified care social care for the elderly will be at risk unless the government makes more money available, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Government spending cuts have put local authority budgets under intolerable […]
New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits to people’s homes will be impossible while the government continues to slash local authority budgets, UNISON said today (Wednesday). The new NICE guidelines echo […]
Gita Paul was born in Lithuania and came to the UK in 2005 as a 20-year-old looking for work
Members are withdrawing their private cars from use for any council business after the decision. The members include social workers […]
