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 […]
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 […]
Christina McAnea and Professor Martin Green warn more staff could quit unless infection control fund is reinstated
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 […]
Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting
Vacancy rates are rocketing because care workers are underpaid for a difficult and skilled job
UNISON responds to Keir Starmer’s speech on Labour’s plans for the NHS and social care
“What’s urgently required is a national care service that’s fully funded, pays staff a fair wage and delivers world-class support. “This demands […]
We want to see a National Care Service that: gives access to quality care for all who need it; is focussed on providing […]
“The national care service is a shared national endeavour to give every individual the right support in the right way at the […]
Employers must pay for time between visits to ensure fair wages
He found the levers to make vaccination mandatory for care workers, but not sick pay. Even now, when the time is right for self-reflection […]
"Until care jobs pay decent wages and offer worthwhile careers, the sector is always going to struggle to […]
Christina McAnea says ministers must show they ‘care about social care’
Ministers haven’t said if their children and partners must leave. “These rules are not only inhumane but will plunge social care even deeper into crisis. “The care sector […]
