Christina McAnea and Professor Martin Green warn more staff could quit unless infection control fund is reinstated
Christina McAnea and Professor Martin Green warn more staff could quit unless infection control fund is reinstated
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 […]
Over the next 12 months the council proposes the closure of key centres at Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne and Wirksworth (Derbyshire Dales), Coal Aston and Renishaw (North East Derbyshire), and Newhall (South Derbyshire). People who need services will instead have to attend one of the four remaining centres at […]
Care should be provided by well-supported workers who’re paid fairly and treated like human beings, not numbers on a spreadsheet.” Notes to […]
Over the next 12 months the council proposes the closure of centres at Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne and Wirksworth (Derbyshire Dales), Coal Aston and Renishaw (North-East Derbyshire), and Newhall (South Derbyshire). People who need services will instead have to attend one of the four remaining centres at Alderbrook (High […]
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 […]
The government itself predicts the loss of up to 70,000 care home workers because of its policy. This is in addition to existing vacancies in care which currently stand at […]
Pay hike and total overhaul required
Before the meeting, we asked some of the workers speaking to explain why they’re committed to raising pay and conditions in the sector. Francisca […]
Central rather than local government funding needed
She said workers should be paid at least the real living wage and there should be a full and independent public […]
“Workers in vital services were already running on empty. There must be answers because if lessons aren’t […]
Care workers must have their first vaccination today (Thursday) to beat the government's deadline of 11 […]
Figures from a recent UNISON survey show a substantial proportion of care workers have suffered problems during the pandemic including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with […]