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Christina McAnea says government must act now to overhaul broken system where staff are paid a pittance

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

Government must guarantee staff can work additional hours or get compensation for lost wages

Government money not enough to fix broken care system.

“Ministers says they appreciate care workers, but gratitude won’t keep the wolf from the door. “Care can be tough, emotionally […]

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 […]

Care workers looked after older and disabled people in the midst of a pandemic, often without the right PPE, and […]

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

Currently, many care workers are on zero-hours contracts, with little job security and without paid holidays or sick pay. Staff […]

Never again should the concerns of staff​, unions and employers be ignored