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Mandatory jabs are the wrong approach and a massive distraction

Christina McAnea says National Audit Office’s concerns are ‘hugely significant’

In their ruling, the Supreme Court acknowledged that no-one would doubt the importance of care workers who look after those who cannot look after themselves, and that sleep-in staff are among the low […]

Christina McAnea says employers must use extra infection control cash to support staff

Commenting on the publication yesterday (Thursday) of the health and social care white paper, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Scaling back the damaging internal market that forces the NHS to compete against itself and the private sector can’t happen soon enough. “Eight years ago, the then government was warned its changes wouldn’t work and would […]

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 […]

Care work is fulfilling but tough and isn’t to be taken on a whim

Many will suffer immediate hardship if the government goes ahead with legislation limiting workers to one care employer, without ensuring staff are supported financially, the union says […]

“The vast majority of workers will also be left with next to nothing save for a ​small increase in the minimum wage. These […]

High vacancy rates show system is broken

That old ‘normal’ for public service workers was unsafe. It was being underappreciated, underpaid and undervalued. There can be no going back to […]

The government must bring in a national care service to banish profit-making and put workers and the people they look after at its heart.” Notes for editors: - UNISON is the UK’s […]

New TUC research showing that seven in 10 councils in the East of England are spending less per capita on adult social care than 2010 shows we “can’t wait any longer” for a national care system, UNISON Eastern says today. The TUC report, Fixing Social Care shows that overall social care spending per head across […]

Despite the gradual return to normal, Covid-19 is still a real and present danger in care homes. Staff have been deeply affected by the virus and will continue to face significant challenges as the rest of the country opens back up. The government has announced a £600m infection control fund to help stop the spread […]

Poor government decision making at the heart of problems